Parks and Gardens may be a new band, but the members have been around for quite some time. Andrew Duncan was a founding member of Chicago treadmill heroes OK Go. Nathan Tucker and Joshua Davison comprised the underground electronic duo String Theory.
Their hybridized pop combines equal parts hook-happy guitar rock and cerebral IDM, thick with vocal harmony and synthesized counterpoint melody. It's smart and clever, but still unafraid to let loose with a bombastic guitar solo between verses. The result of this peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate fusion of pop and electronica is delightfully unexpected -- splitting the difference perfectly between the robotic precision of sequenced computer music and the warmth and familiarity of vocal-driven pop.
Their debut album, Avec Cloture, was recorded and produced by the band and showcases their balance of intelligent songwriting, infectious melody and baroque, futuristic production.
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Parks and Gardens
PO Box 3879
Chicago IL 60654-0879
USA
email: [email protected]
web: http://parksandgardens.thornytigers.com
myspace: http://myspace.com/parksandgardens