Nov 02 2009

Media Monday – 11/02/2009

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Nov 02 2009

Cold Cave – Love Comes Close

Category: Music In My Earsdryvetyme @ 07:00

Cold Cave
Love Comes Close
Matador; 2009

Love Comes Close

Editor’s Note: You’re about to read through one of those “I wanted to like this, but…” type reviews. I’m fully aware that I’m setting myself up for failure and leaving myself open for criticism by engaging in this somewhat fruitless exercise, but at least I’m telling you in advance. You have been warned.

From the outset of Love Comes Close, the debut full-length from Cold Cave, it was apparent that I would be frustrated with these nine songs. Everything that I loved about the seedy underbelly of ‘80s electro-pop and new wave was present, complete with some rather muddy and skuzzy beats. Wesley Eisold sounds like a fresh version of Peter Murphy, and his three band mates help him create some deep and dirty light industrial tunes that are compositionally concise and musically on point. The record, in its earliest incarnation on Heartworm Records, sold so quickly and effortlessly that Matador picked it up in order to push it to a bit larger audience.
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