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 ::: :::  ARTiST ...: Fol Chen                                         ::: :::
 ::  :::  TiTLE ....: Part II: The New December                        :::  ::
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     :::  LABEL ....: Asthmatic Kitty                                  :::
     :::  GENRE ....: Indie                                            :::
     :::  RDATE ....: 2013-03-08                                       :::
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     :::  QUALiTY ..: 239kbps/4410kHz                                  :::
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     `::  PLAYTiME .: 35:41 min                                        ::'
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          URL ......: http://www.folchen.com/
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     :::  01. The Holograms                                      3:48  :::
     :::  02. In Ruins                                           3:00  :::
     :::  03. Your Curtain Call                                  3:50  :::
     :::  04. This Is Where The Road Belongs                     3:49  :::
     :::  05. Men, Beasts Or Houses                              4:10  :::
     :::  06. C,U                                                3:20  :::
     :::  07. Adeline (You Always Look So Bored)                 3:27  :::
     :::  08. The Holes                                          2:41  :::
     :::  09. They Came To Me                                    3:14  :::
     :::  10. The New December                                   4:22  :::
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     ::: For avant-popsters Fol Chen, there's some truth in the old    :::
     ::: adage about the company you keep. The masked, anonymous       :::
     ::: California six-piece recently spent some time on the road     :::
     ::: supporting Liars, even going so far as to help fortify that   :::
     ::: outfit during their manic set. And any crew that has the      :::
     ::: freak-out chops to roll with those dudes must have some       :::
     ::: bizarro tricks of their own. But even if Fol Chen subscribe   :::
     ::: to a quirkier, more restrained brand of weird than their      :::
     ::: collaborative pals, it's this kindred aesthetic that helps    :::
     ::: them stand out and occasionally impress, as a good portion    :::
     ::: of their sophomore effort Part II: The New December is able   :::
     ::: to do with a series of rhythmically obtuse tracks that        :::
     ::: uncover patches of contorted funk and whimsical pop.          :::
     ::: The opening one-two punch of "The Holograms" and single "In   :::
     ::: Ruins" is a great attention grabber, homing in on the more    :::
     ::: subdued elements that presided over their debut Part I: John  :::
     ::: Shade, Your Fortune's Made and giving them a hooky overhaul.  :::
     ::: You get a sense that Fol Chen have a weakness for harboring   :::
     ::: clutter, but they do so in a way that clearly demonstrates    :::
     ::: some kind of control, as samples and right-brained            :::
     ::: instrumentation fit almost robotically into specific places.  :::
     ::: This approach is also likely responsible for the out-and-out  :::
     ::: pop looks a lot of The New December digs into. Like           :::
     ::: outcasted members of Prince's Revolution, "In Ruins" spins    :::
     ::: and thumps deliriously in ways that wouldn't feel out of      :::
     ::: step with either a really leftfield Christina Aguilera        :::
     ::: single or a clattering Deerhoof tune.                         :::
     ::: But The New December's weakness is being unable to relocate   :::
     ::: the momentum of its opening songs. Subsequent tracks like     :::
     ::: the sparse, vaguely loungey "Your Curtain Call" and the       :::
     ::: sinister "This Is Where the Road Belongs" have intriguing     :::
     ::: details but ultimately end up just kind of wandering all      :::
     ::: over the place. And most of the hushed, ethereal tracks are   :::
     ::: too committed to understatement, they simply often drag.      :::
     ::: Save for goofed-out R&B jam "C/U", most of the material       :::
     ::: feels a little flat without the movement of the standout      :::
     ::: moments or the exotic vibes that the slighter, meandering     :::
     ::: pieces contain. Had Fol Chen made good on those early         :::
     ::: impulses to really boost The New December's kinky             :::
     ::: eccentricities, it wouldn't have been much of a surprise to   :::
     ::: find it making serious inroads with new listeners. Though it  :::
     ::: ultimately only warrants selective revisiting, it certainly   :::
     ::: doesn't mean we aren't curious to see how Part III might      :::
     ::: work out.                                                     :::
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