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Eartaste.com Thursday, January 31, 2008 Strix Vega � Tides A lone garage style guitar starts this slow tune on one string. As the rest of the band joins in, I feel like I�m standing right in the middle of the garage as the poet intones that he is �watching the bay as it recedes and feeling the void that it leaves. Eyeing the ridge of happiness and watching the truth undress.� I love the fact that these guys have the confidence to put their wonderful melodies to tape without feeling the need to overproduce and add unnecessary sheen. They are able to maintain this lively garage feel throughout, especially on the shoutouts Mrs Loveless & Thousand Mile Summer. The Thousand Miles opens itself up to interpretation, and I feel it is a story of a married couple, Mr & Mrs Fletcher, who have recently split up from a long marriage, and are looking out at their future and wondering why. Mr Fletcher is out in the desert contemplating, while Mrs Fletcher is on an Alaskan cruise. �Will we all go up in flames from a proverb of random blame?� The music matches the intensity of the emotions. Excellent. Music | Contact | Gigs | Press | Home | Humboldtmusic.com | |
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