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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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| Reviews Summary |
| 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 |
| Grade: A- Dave Einmo proves that he's the Willy Wonka of experimental music by serving up the sharpest groves and samples to all the kiddies. His work rivals that of Brian Eno and proves that you can go electronic without compromising integrity or real talent. HLAK's latest release, There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere, is an ethereal, eclectic and funky mix of music that plays on nearly every genre there is. "Big FM Radio Hit" and "No Ordinary Caveman" are sexy, much-needed breaths of fresh air to anyone gasping for something other than New Order and YAZ throwbacks. Then there's the commercially friendly track "Daydream Vacation" featuring Asya. Against a backdrop of jangling guitar riffs, a stank baseline and more synthesized flourishes than you'll know what to do with, this song lands itself in the annals of summer music greatness. - Campus Circle |
