Envelopes MP3s

Rainbow Coloured Pop Rocks Swedish post-pop band Envelopes sound like they could be The Books’ bastard younger brother or Architecture In Helsinki’s inbred cousin or BFFs with The Zookeepers. Their experimental music is delivered with the kind of wide-eyed imaginings of a child colouring with marbled rainbow-swirl crayons. The band formed in 2005 after singer/guitarist/keyboard...
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Envelopes Reviews

Band name: Envelopes, Pete & The Pirates, Black Francis and more Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Black Francis is sounding all 1990s, 1984 sound like 1984, and Tricky’s old crooner Martina Topley Bird is just back from the trip-hop graveyard. What decade is this? Who knows! But let’s do the time warp regardless as Don Blandford runs us through this week...
Band name: Architecture in Helsinki Label: Co-operative Music/ Tailem Bend Teaser: Dedee reviews latest album from Architecture in Helsinki, a band that are, apprarently, ‘a ray of constant sunshine for your ears’… Pull quote 2: A truly fresh and surprising mix of noises coming at you from all angles First para: There’s certain music that can...
Venue: Islington Bar Academy Teaser: Abigail takes in some endearingly un rock n roll Swedish indie from Envelopes Pull quote 2: Guitars are plinky and Marr-esque, whilst the pseudo-spoken, Pixies-inspired narratives are innocent and optimistic. First para: Envelopes are an eclectic bunch. Quirkily endearing in that effortlessly European way, they cast pretentious...
Band name: ENVELOPES Label: Brillie Teaser: C’est exclusive? Artrocker.com presents one of the first reviews of the new Envelopes record, which is amongst the first of 2008 to be so hotly tipped it’s fingertips are singed. Cindy Suzuki gets her ears around the return of the French crusaders… Pull quote 2: It’s a number with ants in it’s pants, changing...
Band name: Oi Va Voi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Panda Bear, Stinky Munchkins and more Label: Varioos Teaser: Cindy Suzuki reviews this weeks single releases from Stinky Munchkins, Panda Bear, Hatchem Social and more! Pull quote 2: I’ll be getting this one out for the barbeque… First para: SINGLE OF THE WEEK: OI VA VOI / YURI (V2) Somewhere up in Space, high...
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