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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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| Reviews Summary |
| 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 |
| Never trust a music journalist with a thing as precious as language: they will only do terrible things with is, like inventing the phrase 'indietronic.' No wonder that Her Space Holiday main man and former indietronic star Marc Bianchi has junked the electronica of HSH's previous five albums and gone rooting for a new sound. Album six sounds like he found it under the front porch, cooried up with former touring buddy Conor Oberst and wearing a faded alt-country T-shirt. From catchy opener "The New Kid Revival" to the scuzzier "Four Tapping Shoes And A Kiss," the record is and unashamedly jolly, acoustic meander. With melodies only a cold-hearted Obama-hater could dislike, Bianchi makes the most of an unremarkable voice to get his listeners humming along. - Sunday Herald |
