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Cate Le Bon - “Falcon Eyed”

We’re nearing the end of January of 2012 and I’m surprised to say I’ve already started my “Best of 2012” draft.  Cate Le Bon’s latest release CYRK hit the shelves 1/18 and I can’t seem to put it down. 

This woman does everything right.  We got the cool, unaffected delivery of Nico, the crooked melodies of Stephen Malkmus, and that borderline-snotty pop of The Kinks and a touch of that proggy art-house vibe that Lou Reed rocks so well.  Cate’s voice tip-toes atop all of this.  Her feather-light harmonies flutter along the haphazardly and shines so bright on those tracks that turn all trippy psych rock with droney organs and squirrely guitars.

Cyrk is not an album you want to sleep on, folks.