Buzz on November 3rd, 2010

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Small Black debuted in 2008 on their own CassClub label with five songs packed with swirling melodies and dreamy beats. Those recordings soon landed in the hands of the people at Jagjaguwar, who quickly signed the electropop duo and re-released the EP, complete with bonus tracks.  The Brooklynites fleshed out the band for live performances and retreated to the suburbs of Delaware to record their inaugural full length “New Chain,” which was just released last week. Mixed by Nicolas Vernhes (Silver Jews, Animal Collective), the result is a hypnotic blend of layered phrases and subtly familiar melodies. These are songs that paint an appropriately melancholy backdrop for these slow city days.

||| Download:  Small Black, “Photojournalist”

||| Also: Stream the whole album on Soundcloud.

||| Live: Small Black plays The Echo on Friday with Class Actress and Young Prisms.

– By Addy Danti