Luxury Pond

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I'm pretty much on board with anything involving Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), and Luxury Pond is no exception. Luxury Pond may be the new songwriting vehicle for Toronto-based musician Dan Goldman, but Pallett and Goldman previously collaborated on Goldman's 2004 album Through A Revolution. Luxury Pond's debut album is due out June 16th on Sonic Unyon and it's filled with lush instrumentation and infectious melodies. With string arrangements by Owen Pallett and backing by the St. Kitts String Quartet, Goldman's lyrics, which cover a wide variety of topics from prehistoric sharks to frozen lakes, are beautifully accentuated by a similarly mystifying tapestry of sound. California-based Daniela Gesundheit (aka Snowblink) provides gorgeous backup vocals to Goldman's own subdued-yet-enchanting voice. Take, for example, the intoxicating "Boulders," which thrives on equal doses of pop-sensibility and melancholic texture. When Goldman sings "This has been a heavy year so far," it's hard not to add the plucking of your own heartstrings to an already-rich arrangement. -- Capt. Obvious

Listen:
MP3: Luxury Pond - Boulders

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