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MH-260 Her Space Holiday - XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival  Putting some space between himself and the computer that has provided the basis for so much of his recent work, Marc Bianchi has taken the last two years to focus on what got him into music in the first place, writing connective songs and working out the layers of sound he hears in his head. The results are a new persona, XOXO, Panda, and the reinforcement of the feelings of personal and artistic freedom that drive his music. Loose and carefree arrangements of guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, shakers, glockenspiel, and drums lay the foundation for vocal storytelling sing-a-longs. XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival is a brilliant calling card for Her Space Holiday’s newly awakened alter-ego, and a watershed moment in his growth as a songwriter and performer. |
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| Guitar pop songs that are as charming as they are simple - Rolling Stone / That he can switch up styles so frequently and make solid records says something special about Bianchi - Pop Matters / Melodies have that wonderful undefinable quality that makes you want to hear them over and over... Killer indie pop cuts - Babysue |
| It's comforting to know that, in a time where so much importance is placed on innovation, there's still a place for one man and his guitar to sing about heartbreak. Marc Bianchi, aka Her Space Holiday, has made an effortless-sounding record that encapsulates why most of us have been trying so hard to write pop songs since we were 13. "The Year In Review" mixes the delicate, scratchy steel-string charm of Ben Kweller with Weezer-esque playfulness. It's a quintessentially American beatnik album with the messiest and scuzziest bits of early Adam Green, Bright Eyes and Daniel Johnston strained through Beck's back catalogue. Back to basics. - NME |
