Title: New ideas, new sounds, same great band
Product review: "Fold you hands" shouldn't dissapoint fans of "boy with the arab strap". It's a further extension of the ideas on that album, and for the most part, quite a bit better. Each song has a very distinct sound. Unlike earlier B+S albums, "hands" eschews the sort of trancey song-blurring-into-song ephemeral folky groove for a much beefier almost chamber-pop style... now, don't get me wrong, it's not as if it sounds like Apples In Stereo or the Flaming Lips.. but there certainly is a little more meat on the minor-key bones of these tunes. Everything just seems a little less fragile, a little more fleshed out. The melodies are lovely as ever, and the lyrics sound much less precious bolstered by a more expansive pallet of sound. For fans of the minimal (and brilliant) folk-pop of "Tigermilk" and "Sinsiter", this record may require some adjustment, but It's a quality album throughout
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