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MH-259 Head Like A Kite - There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere  There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere, Head Like A Kite’s second full-length album, and first for Mush, is an expert blend of electronic rock production and pure pop-songcraft built on a bed of pillaged found-sound from cities the band visited on their 2006 US tour. No stranger to sharing the stage with big names on national and international turf, ringmaster Dave Einmo has assembled some of Seattle’s finest for the album including members of The Long Winters, Smoosh, Radio 4, Crooked Fingers, and Preston School Of Industry. Whether it be guest vocals from Asya Smoosh and Graig Markel, added inspiration from touring drummer Trent Moorman, or the production of Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine) each track is flavored with the perfect additions to the epic songwriting and big-beat electronic production that is Head Like A Kite’s forte. There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere strikes the balance between art and craft and is the finest sonic road-trip in the Mush catalog. |
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| Quite possibly the best release out of the Northwest this year - KEXP / A true genre-twisted party album that appropriately captures the sounds of an eclectic America - Urb / ...the dreamy soundtrack to your imaginary trip into space—pitch-black but layered with bright, starry bursts of breathy vocals, strings, and unexpected guitar freak-outs. - The Stranger |
| Back in 2006, Head Like A Kite wowed industry professionals and fans alike with their debut, Random Portraits of the Home Movie, for which frontman Dave Einmo sampled audio from his family’s Super-8 home movies (which they also showed during their live show). Now he’s poised to release the 2nd full length, There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere, on L.A.-based electronic label Mush on August 26th. This time, Einmo recorded the melodies and then re-approached the music as a DJ might, cutting and looping his own tracks to come up with the final songs for the album. If that weren’t cool enough, the album features a wide variety of guests including Asya from Smoosh, The Long Winters, Radio 4, Barton Carroll of Crooked Fingers, and of course drummer Trent Moorman, who also joins Dave on stage for live performances. “No Ordinary Caveman” is one of those songs you hear in the background at a party that just might inspire you to go up to that person you’ve been making eyes at all night. The sexy drum beats and smooth vocals and melodies are a great addition to your new summer party mix. - KEXP |
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