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SARAH JAFFE Matthew and the Arrogant Sea
Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 10:00 PM
5 bucks!
- All Ages Show -
Matthew and the Arrogant Sea | 10:00 PM
 The band's sound seems to fall somewhere between Nick Drake and older Animal Collective, drawing from strange, dramatic 70's folk acts such as Fairport Convention and Pearls Before Swine (whether intentionally or not) and dressing those influences up with the sounds of a variety of contemporary indie touchstones ranging from Espers to Fruit Bats to Devendra Banhart to the experimental tribal avant folk of Sunburned Hand of the Man. The result is a solid base of acoustic pop lying beneath layers of swirling noise, reverb and other textures that give much of their music a sense of loneliness, distance and detachment. Songs like "The Irony of Anigav..." buzz with tin can percussion, bits of white noise and a hypnotic use of repetition, while "Pancakes on Mars" treads on more traditional folk turf but remains interesting due to it's recording, which creates an artificial acoustic space reminiscent of hearing an old country song in a car on a long dark highway. And while the band hasn't exactly invented the particular styles they are working within, their take is unique and quickly rewarding, displaying a locally uncommon willingness to create experimental pop that is both experimental and, well, poppy.
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SARAH JAFFE | 11:00 PM
 Band Members Sarah Jaffe (guitar,vocals)
live shows played with:
kris youmans (cello)
jonathan clark (a wide assortment of things)
jeff ryan (percussion, piano)
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