Bedhead - Bedhead '2013

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Its not the style of music Bedhead makes thats unique, its the bands approach to
that music. The five members are masters of making an emotional connection
through an approach that is careful and deliberate. At the heart of the band is
an indie rock sound that can be traced back to the most pleasant material of the
Velvet Underground. A trio of guitars lays down unexceptional, strummed
accompaniments; vocalists employ a reserved sing-speak; the drummer maintains a
lazy pulse. However, with Bedhead these elements are so perfectly executed that
the music seems to play itself. Carefully plucked melodies rise up and soar out
of guitar chords; drummer Trini Martinez quietly maintains a tight grip on the
musics dynamics, opening up as the sound takes flight; each of the three
guitarists (Matt and Bubba Kadane and Tench Coxe) exercises more restraint than
would be expected from the average, individual axeman in a trio of guitars.

Beheaded opens with the deceivingly dark title track. One of the groups most
awkward melodies frames the soft-speaking vocalist who hides among the guitar
tones. After crawling through this territory, Beheaded opens up into a typically
angelic melody. Roman Candle and Withdraw (both adding shades of slide guitar)
recall the stripped-down sound of the groups 4-songEP19:10 (1994). On Beheaded,
however, any inconsistencies and small shortcomings have been removed in the
studio. Thankfully, Bedhead has always sounded like a group of five musicians in
a room together, and Beheaded engineer Adam Wiltzie maintains that atmosphere
throughout. Bedheads sophomore full-length represents another stop on the road
to slow-burning, soaring, indie rock/pop perfection.

Tracklisting:
01. Bedhead - Beheaded (4:44)
02. Bedhead - The Rest Of The Day (6:20)
03. Bedhead - Left Behind (3:47)
04. Bedhead - Whats Missing (3:49)
05. Bedhead - Smoke (2:45)
06. Bedhead - Burned Out (3:57)
07. Bedhead - Roman Candle (4:29)
08. Bedhead - Withdraw (4:23)
09. Bedhead - Felo de Se (3:09)
10. Bedhead - Lares and Penates (3:53)
11. Bedhead - Losing Memories (2:58)

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