On the eve of its North American tour, Long Long Long dropped this feast of a tape (also available at longlonglong.bandcamp.com). The song structures herein are entirely novel and yet they pull the listener along with the familiar anticipation of a pop song. Complete with reticulating guitar lines, curious religious references, some found sounds and a ceaselessly inventive rhythm section, this sounds like LLL at its most consummate. These four lads continue to mine the oft-stigmatized territory between math- and pop-rock and come up roses. As their studio skills grow even sharper, their songs become more and more playful.
This article appears in May 12-18, 2011.