The Moon and Pluto

Lesbian Afternoon

Lesbian Afternoon offers a much needed escape from the mundane with their psychedelic, rhythm-infused creations.  The airy vocals are reminiscent of the exquisite tones of Adam Ant, and upon the inventive melodies wrapped in rhythm-pings, echoes, and cohesive noise, the listening experience drifts into the surreal, beyond the boundaries of our consciousness, completely releasing us from the reality that indisputably chains us down. 

Lesbian Afternoon masters the combination of art, music, and mind in a way that isn’t difficult to accept and without a need to search for its merit.  The music takes you on an experimental escapade through rock, pop, folk, psychedelic, shoegaze, ambient, middle eastern, and dance soundscapes.  Through all this, the music maintains its symmetry, while granting the listener an opportunity to get lost.

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Oryx and Crake

If you've been searching for beautiful music, filled with the subtlety of genius and spilling over with thoughtful lyrical content that forces you to succumb to the pleasure of sound to the point that you soar, then I've found your band.

Oryx and Crake are a 5-piece Atlanta band that have managed to create a rare sound that genuinely carries the essence of both past and present within a single song.  And they do it well!  The band's name is adopted from Margaret Atwood's 2003 novel themed upon dystopian and ethical matters.  

The sound produced by Oryx and Crake brings to mind such a myriad of possible influences.  There are hints of Sparklehorse, Portishead, Wilco, and even The Mamas and The Papas.  The music holds an acoustic feel with electronic overtones accompanied by lucious vocal harmonies that can almost make you melt. 

"Bed Death" starts off with an engaging cello solo and prepares the listener for what is truly revealed to be spectacular and gently inspiring."Unbound" presents us with a slightly more upbeat sound carried out with the rhythms of understated clapping and a fascinating blend of electronics and strings.

This band goes beyond offering timeless music perfectly suitable for any mood. The songs become distinctly capable of functioning as a mind-altering substance.

Check out more of their music on MySpace:

ORYX & CRAKE on MYSPACE

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