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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal *
ARTIST..: Joy Zipper
ALBUM...: Joy Zipper
GENRE...: Indie
STYLE...: Dream Pop, Twee Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock, Trip Hop
YEAR....: 2000
LABEL...: Bar/None
COUNTRY.: USA
PLACE...: New York City, NY
ENCODER.: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V
BITRATE.: 851 kbps avg
QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / 2 channels
SOURCE..: CD
TRACKS..: 11
SIZE....: 274.77 MB
URL..: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Zipper_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Zipper
https://trouserpress.com/reviews/joy-zipper
https://www.discogs.com/release/775447-Joy-Zipper-Joy-Zipper
- TRACKLIST
1 Like 24 (6+1=3) 3:54
2 Transformation Fantasy 3:44
3 Check Out My New Jesus 3:53
4 Pillow 2:56
5 Christine Bonilla 3:59
6 Pan Moota 1:32
7 Booda 4:13
8 God 4:42
9 Everyday 6:22
10 The Power Of Alan Watts 4:00
11 Apathy 5:29
Total Playtime: 44:44
Joy Zipper makes a couple of impressions before one has even placed the CD in
the disc player. First, the title is intriguingly suggestive of something
fun. Next, the CD cover features an evocative picture of a woman dressed in
white with a small child, set against the backdrop of a beach. This leaves
the listener in a receptive mood for Joy Zipper's debut, a lush mesh of songs
that simply hypnotize. Guitarist/vocalist Vincent Cafiso,
vocalist/keyboardist Tabitha Tindale, and drummer Charlie Chase create a
dense layer of sound, much richer than their small number might suggest.
"Booda" begins with a dreamy, back-tracked guitar, falls into a mellow grove,
and then is brought to fullness by a lovely, wistful vocal by Tindale. In
fact, most of the vocals by Tindale and Cafiso could be described as wistful.
The harmony behind the lead vocal on "God" creates the sonic equivalent of
floating, as though capturing the fleeting moment before one drifts into
sleep. The oddly titled "The Power of Alan Watts" begins with the intriguing
lyric "Alan Watts is dead" and then continues as an ode to the philosophy of
the guru. There's a doubling of the tempo in the middle of the song, with
driving bass and drums that keep the listener alert. Joy Zipper is very much
a studio effort. Backing harmonies, bass parts, and guitars have been layered
carefully, creating a cohesive sound for the entire album. Each pensive,
dreamy song manages to be part of an intrinsic whole without being redundant.
This lovely album will appeal to anyone who enjoys beautifully layered pop
music.
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About:
Joy Zipper is an American indie pop duo from Long Island, New York, made up
of Tabitha Tindale and Vincent Cafiso, who are also a married couple. The duo
has been playing dream pop since the late 1990s. The band is named for
Tindale's mother. Their songs are underpinned with darker scarred lyrics
(suggested in interviews to have been inspired by the death of Cafiso's
father) causing them to be famously compared to, 'a candy apple with a razor
blade inside'. Musical influences of the band vary from 1960s rock outfits
The Beatles, The Velvet Underground and most associated, The Beach Boys, to
early 1990s noise rock pioneers My Bloody Valentine, and The Breeders.
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Shoegaze
is a genre of alternative rock that
originated in the late 80s. The genre is very
difficult to define, and it is even more difficult to evaluate music
within it. Generally, the genre is characterized by its
shimmering vocals, reverberating guitars, and
textural distortion that create
a tranquil, opaque
feeling.
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