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CASTANETS - First Light's Freeze
| CokeMachineGlow |
| A while back I bought a turntable --- a pretty nice one, actually, probably better than I needed. Friends kept asking me why, and it was a justified question. I don’t DJ, didn’t have that many records, and don't have a stereo system good enough to really be able to tell the difference between vinyl and CD....full text |
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| PasteMagazine |
| According to the Castanets’ biography, frontman Raymond Raposa tested out of high school at age 15, spending the next few years traveling via Greyhound bus. The songs onFirst Light’s Freeze, the San Diego band’s second release, reflect the sound of this wandering-troubadour songwriting tradition....full text |
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| Splendidezine |
| There comes a time in every band's career when they must make a decision about how they will proceed -- will they choose the wide and easy path, attach themselves to the latest trend, or bravely clamber up the rocky, narrow trail, allowing the substance of what they feel the need to express to dictate the style with which they express it? Castanets are one of the rare bands that disregards the mainstream completely, instead creating eclectic music that defies buzzword-level classification. They incorporate hints of free jazz, low-key indie rock, folksy country and a lot of jam-influenced experimentation within their mellow, moody songs...full text |
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