SXSW 2005 Showcasing Artists
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Experimental Aircraft
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"This review should have been written two years ago when Love for the Last Time was scheduled for its original release. The album was in the can, but troubles with the Austin space rock quartet’s former label, Devil in the Woods, caused delays and the follow-up to Experimental Aircraft’s impressive 2000 debut sat on the shelf. Both the songs and the playing are much more accomplished this time around. Brooding guitars cascade and crash around Rachel Staggs’s melancholy voice on the aptly titled "Symphony," while a beefy, propulsive rhythm section drives songs like "Johnny" and "Seasick" with a sense of urgent purpose. If 4AD has any sense, they’ll pick this band up. They haven’t had anything this strong on their roster since Lush and the Pale Saints."
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