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The Pica Beats – “Poor Old Ra”
Lazy writers writing about the Pica Beats will probably use the words “Neutral Milk Hotel,” or “Decemberists,” but I think that’s just musicwriterese for “there’s an acoustic guitar and the singer’s a little nasal.” And it’s not that I think that those are bad bands to be compared to… I’m just saying: the Pica Beats seem to have a certain charm all their own– it’s a tiny bit sloppy, just a hair ramshackle, and maybe a speck lo-fi: just how I like it.
::: The Pica Beats – Poor Old Ra :::
Beating Back The Claws Of The Cold is out 9/23 on Hardly Art.
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August 1st, 2009 at 10:34 am
[...] included a few months now, but ultimately it is “Poor Old Ra,” which I first heard on Catbirdseat last year, which I’m including. I love the condescending manner of of characterizing Egyptian [...]