DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND RECORDS

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True to the hype, High Places are great. The only ‘mistake’ they made was in having a band who kinda-sorta sounds like them open, a two-piece heavy on effects and bass who were also interesting in an annoying kind of way. (Turned out it was their first-ever gig.) Couldn’t tell you any of the names of the songs, but I did recognize one or two from repeated listens to High Places eponymous first-cd on Thrill Jockey. The guy, Rob, makes all kinds of crazy percussive sounds with his drumsticks on electronic pads and they make live samples onstage which is cool as fuck as well.

Still I can’t help but feel a little goes a long way with these guys. Far-away vocals (read: you never really know what Mary Pearson’s saying in that sweet-ass bubblegum candy lilting way of hers, nor do you much care.) Somehow reminiscent of other greats like Cocteau Twins in their day, you just close your eyes and float away. Set adrift on memory bliss, indeed.

Note: High Places now live in LA, not Brooklyn, NY.

A taste of High Places from 2008’s self-titled cd:

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http://www.myspace.com/hellohighplaces

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