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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 / The fact that he can switch up styles so frequently and make solid records says something special about Bianchi - Pop Matters / His melodies have that wonderful undefinable quality that makes you want to hear them over and over again... Killer indie pop cuts - Babysue |
| When Her Space Holiday first came out with 2003’s The Young Machines, his sad computer accompanied songs fit right in with my Elliott Smith/Postal Service obsession at the time and I was instantly a fan. Unfortunately, the next album was more of the same and i lost the taste for the direction Marc Bianchi was going, which seemed to be more and more into an abyss. So when I got an email about his new album, XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival,I was pleasantly surprised to hear that the sad-sap had, quite literally, been replaced with happy-claps on the new song “Sleepy Tiger”. Seems he has replaced his computer music with all kinds of instruments with cool names like glockenspiel and turned that frown upside down; so when he sings “In an hour when the sun comes upWe’re gonna put on our shoes we’re gonna shake the dustOpen the door with your brand new key We won’t be afraid of being sweet” it seems he means it quite literally. I haven’t listened to the whole album, but this song is really good stuff, so I will definitely be checking out the whole album. Based on the cover, it seems Marc’s recently been to a Dan Deacon show. - Quarterlife Party |
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