Beulah's sophomore record is another irresistible addition to the Elephant 6 canon -- artfully texturing its infectious guitar pop melodies with lush strings, woodwinds, and horns (courtesy of no less than 18 guest musicians), When Your Heartstrings Break delivers fully on the promise of the group's debut, Handsome Western States. What sets Beulah apart from their E6 peers is a straightforward pop sensibility that dreamier, more spaced-out counterparts like the Olivia Tremor Control or Elf Power lack -- for all of their flourishes, the 11 tracks which comprise When Your Heartstrings Break are at their core simple love songs; under their ironic surface, Miles Kurosky's lyrics possess a disarming sweetness which perfectly complements his buoyant melodies. Highly recommended.
.....I feel like it.....Beulah was an excellent band from here in the Bay Area... originally part of the Elephant 6 collective... They were a first-rate band live and this is my favorite song by them... (But if you're only going to get one album, make it "The Coast Is Never Clear"... brilliant from top to bottom)... This songs builds and builds and then the magnificent horn pierces through... a...
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Boy am I one sad chica. I was browsing the web the other day, and I came across a documentary on "one of the greatest bands you've never heard of". BEULAH. To my utter shock, I have discovered that this amazing band has broken up. And they did it only a year or two ago. This makes me very upset for a couple of reasons. 1. I get the impression that the reason that they have...
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Okay, so for people that know me well, I would do anything for Death Cab. I have everything of them, and they are my favorite band. I love We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes, and for those who have heard it, you know how brilliant it is. HOWEVER, I recently got Beulah's older album "When Your Heartstrings Break", and I have to say, sorry Death Cab, I still love you whole-heartedly, but t...
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.....I feel like it.....Beulah was an excellent band from here in the Bay Area... originally part of the Elephant 6 collective... They were a first-rate band live and this is my favorite song by them... (But if you're only going to get one album, make it "The Coast Is Never Clear"... brilliant from top to bottom)... This songs builds and builds and then the magnificent horn pierces through... a...
More >
Boy am I one sad chica. I was browsing the web the other day, and I came across a documentary on "one of the greatest bands you've never heard of". BEULAH. To my utter shock, I have discovered that this amazing band has broken up. And they did it only a year or two ago. This makes me very upset for a couple of reasons. 1. I get the impression that the reason that they have...
More >
Okay, so for people that know me well, I would do anything for Death Cab. I have everything of them, and they are my favorite band. I love We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes, and for those who have heard it, you know how brilliant it is. HOWEVER, I recently got Beulah's older album "When Your Heartstrings Break", and I have to say, sorry Death Cab, I still love you whole-heartedly, but t...
More >
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