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New Fridge - "Clocks"

It's been six years in the making, but it will take just one listen of The Sun to get you raving. Though its release is still a month off, Fridge -- the post-rock trio that's proven to be a supergroup of sorts (comprising Kieran Hebden a.k.a. Four Tet, Adem, and Sam Jeffers) -- have crafted a masterwork of Slint summoning, sophisticated sound collages, sitting high and mighty on Stereogum's stuffed Best of '07 list. The trio's groove explorations dive from punchy, beat-displaced vamps and sample swooshes into luscious, melodic atmospherics, offering a sequence of songs that cut along with a sound-serrating edge and virtuoso sheen. Two of the best tracks you'll grab this week, or your money back.

Fridge - "Clocks" (MP3)
Fridge - "Eyelids" (MP3)

Really, though, the record deserves a full, and repeated, listens. The Sun is out on 6/19 on Temporary Residence. After six years, five weeks ain't too long to wait.

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booooooorrring

Posted by: stove at 05/11/07 1:11 PM | Reply
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takes a minute or two to unfold, but heavenly there after.

Posted by: partridge at 05/11/07 1:25 PM | Reply
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those headshots are the ultimate reality of what indy musicians look like. gruesome.

Posted by: nat at 05/11/07 1:54 PM | Reply
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I agree with Partridge...on the "Clocks" cut

Posted by: dudeAsInCool at 05/11/07 2:07 PM | Reply
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yeah all of their stuff takes a bit to get winding and then you realize where it's been building from and it's amazing. happiness is still one of my favorite records of all time

Posted by: CharlesV at 05/11/07 2:28 PM | Reply
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this is fantastic! thank you!

Posted by: roman at 05/11/07 2:45 PM | Reply
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This just made my Saturday morning a whole lot brighter. Thank you.

Posted by: Erin at 05/12/07 7:17 AM | Reply
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this is unreal. so good! i won't wonder how i haven't heard of them before, i will just thank you for turning me on. is the whole record really this good?

Posted by: kenzona at 05/12/07 12:35 PM | Reply
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