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Kyle Andrews - Real Blasty

First CD popped into the player with a touch of trepidation, not being a fan of much of the "oh so coy" indie-pop crafted by young men locked in their rooms with a keyboard and a copy of ProTools. Think something like Bright Eyes and I'll drift off quicker than a fresh drip of Michael Jackson's propofol. Imagine my surprise then, when the initial hesitant, fully quirky synthesized keyboard stuttered across my speakers, sounding bright and boppy and fun. When was the last time you heard some fun in your indy pop? Kyle Andrews is an adept songwriter who knows how to craft a song with layers of his homegrown instruments, keyboards, guitars, drums, programmed beats and handclaps. Toss in a heaping helping of scholarly songwriting chops, a masterly command of super-sweet melodies, a comfortable, lackadaisical vocal delivery, and a basketful of quirk, and we've got ourselves a new statement in slacker rock. This is a CD that grew on me with each listen. Electronic in backbone, the music never loses it's sense of warmth, and even with the at times spartan arrangements, the songs sound remarkably full and realized.

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