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The six songs on Nathan Oliver’s EP Head in the Sand marks the first release from this outfit since 2009’s Cloud Animals, but there’s no discernible loss of creative momentum. Bandleader and musical mastermind Nathan White has enlisted the services of respected musicians like drummer Robert Biggers and bassist Duncan Webster to realize the artistic ambitions lurking just beneath the surface of each song. His complete immersion in alt rock sounds includes the typical array of atmospheric guitar heroics, melodic inventiveness, intelligence, and boisterous attitude, but there’s no self-indulgence or wont for imitation bleeding through in these compositions. Head in the Sand might be a relatively brief recording, but it should go far in re-establishing the band’s presence on the indie scene and laying the groundwork for future live shows and recording. It couldn’t possibly have a better presentation; producer Alex Malolo has framed these six songs with a balanced sonic treatment that any band, any genre, would envy.
CONDITION: NEW
TRACKIN LISTING
1 Marbles 1:53
2 Clean Sheets 3:29
3 Little Belle 3:14
4 The Exquisite Wait 3:32
5 Sing Blue Silver 3:58
6 Kim Mi Young 4:13
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