Artist The Great Nostalgic
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The Great Nostalgic
Emerging from the neon splinters of The Laughing’s original lineup, The Great Nostalgic debuted in 2009 with a self-titled release, following that up with 2011’s Hope We Live Like We Promised. The new album lifts away some of the more stark elements of the band’s debut, favoring a glam-inflected, bubbly style of composition instead. The instrumentation is varied and legion, and lead singer Abram Shook channels Sparks’ pop troubadour Russell Mael into complicated but memorable territories, best demonstrated on the surging introduction of “The Great Unknown” and the wacked guitar outro of “Oyster And Pearl.”
Updated 04/20/2011
