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THE TRUE TITLE OF THIS WORK IS &. THE AMAZON SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW SUCH A SINGLE CHARACTER TITLE SO I HAVE ADDED (Ampersand) TO THE TITLE. That beautiful musical squiggle and the enigmatic former 27th letter of the alphabet, the ampersand casually calls for attention. Over time, the & has come to mean more than the word it was created to represent, because it signifies a more closeknit relationship. -- -- TM&TF made a name for themselves in their hometown of Provo, Utah, (birthplace of Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons) with their 2011 selftitled debut album of thoughtful, enigmatic music and visual art to accompany it. However on &, they explore a decisively percussiveheavy approach with the band's newest member Andrew Tolman and producer Joey Waronker, celebrated drummer for Atoms for Peace and Beck. -- -- Waronker, an accomplished rhythm master and unorthodox producer, helped the band break outside of themselves to capture chaos & beauty. There are moments of maximalism and also minimalism and sometimes both at the same time as TM&TF challenges listeners with tempestuous, visceral songs. Street sounds like dogs barking, children crying, and even a woman yelling into a megaphone show TM&TF's keen eye for detail. Driving rhythms oscillate between standard and atypical time signatures that can, at times, be chaotic and bent; this is met with melody lines augmented and distorted by pitch bending, filtering, and looping. The music tilts and teeters nearly out of control, but there's always a backbone, always an opposing, upright force acting as the compass point.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
01 Sorry 3:30 --
02 Winsome 3:56 --
03 Silver Tongue 3:51 --
04 Monster 3:51 --
05 Holy War 2:16 --
06 How We Woke Up (Bonus Track) 4:42
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