Tillmanns - A Careless Lifestyle
2 Comments Published by Trev Lostmusic on Monday, November 26, 2007 at 10:55.
Tom and I have both written about Gothenberg duo Tillmanns before. I finally got a copy of the bands debut LP 'A Careless Lifestyle' over the weekend. Their single 'Run' was one of the better indiepop moments from last year. So their debut LP released on Fraction Discs is a welcome release. There are gently chiming guitars and New Order style synths galore all over the record - all helped along by some simple electronic beats. The overall feel is that the band are a long lost relative of the bands that were released on Sarah Records. This is a desolate but beautiful pop record.Tillmanns have an uncanny knack for snapping together rather wonderful pop songs. 'Twist' being a particular favourite. The vocals are one tone and they sit fairly deeply in the mix. This all adds to the other worldly sound the band are so good at. Tillmanns are bedroom pop and they are the reason that doing reviews on Indie-MP3 will always be a pleasure. For every band that get to sit in the mountain of mediocrity you get the odd gem. And this is one of those gems. Treasure it.
I have been drafting a review of this but you have beaten me to the punch. It's very 1982 Manchester isn't it?
I hear New Order meets The Field Mice - but in a good way. Sorry for beating you to the punch! That's the only trouble now we merged our blog sites!