Video: Rainbow Arabia, ‘Without You’

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On several occasions, the music of Rainbow Arabia has sent me running from the room, its mish-mosh of beats and seemingly willful abrasiveness adding up to hipster posing rather than anything truly avant-garde. (Their theater-clearing supporting set for Julian Casablancas in late 2009 was evidence my ears were not alone.) That said, the husband-and-wife team of Danny and Tiffany Preston have their champions; they were darlings of the eclectic Manimal Vinyl label, and they were picked up by respected German imprint Kompakt for their new album “Boys and Diamonds.” The new song “Without You” is their most palatable slice of synth-pop, even if the video tries a little bit too hard to be weighty. At least Rainbow Arabia has its sights set high.

||| Live: Rainbow Arabia celebrates the release of “Boys and Diamonds” with a show Friday at the Echoplex.