Amber Arcades Barefoot on Diamond Road LP; opaque blue vinyl Built to Spill main-man Doug

Built to Spill main-man Doug Martsch used a couple of silly premises and a Kicking Giant cover to get to the guitar flamethrowas

I was thinking about them a lot and watching how divided America had become

in which they were accompanied by Raoul Walton and Jern Atai

At The Disco that his Maryland friends introduced him to

Amber Arcades Barefoot on Diamond Road LP; opaque blue vinyl Built to Spill main-man DougBarefoot On Diamond Road is the third album from Dutch singer songwriter Amber Arcades. A record of engaging maturity, filled with slow motion builds and epic lifts that elevate it to dizzying heights. Immersed in an all consuming wall of sound, Barefoot On Diamond Road is like My Bloody Valentine gone acoustic, it shouldnt work but it does; its a juxtaposition of textures, from skittery, uneasy dancefloor beats to symphonic kosmische, a baroque pop