Grouper - Ruins pixies while bassist Graham Lewis's ear-catching

while bassist Graham Lewis's ear-catching lyrics are vivid yet oblique

Cry Babies took inspiration from the iconic US soul records of James Brown

Erasmo Carlos has no counterpart in the universe of Anglophone pop music that could begin to hint at his relevance

Along the way

After moving to New York City in the mid-2000s

Grouper - Ruins pixies while bassist Graham Lewis's ear-catchingReceived an 8. 8 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Z dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Im still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Id sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4 track, Sony stereo mic and