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Friday, January 16

Two Rs, Two Ls

Minneapolis dreampop/indie rock group Carroll has been around for a few years, but has yet to release their first full-length album, supposedly recorded earlier this year in Philadelphia. The local listening crowd is so far on the edge of their seats waiting for a release date that I'm nearing the point of "I'll believe it when I hear it." (But really, can we just hear it already?)

Carroll has the feel of a band that you've heard before, but from a place you've never been. Their songs are familiar in the best way; catchy and melodic with fluid and arcing guitar phrases, but drowned with unique vocals and enough synth to stay innovative and different. With lyrics that are the best kind of melancholy, each song is more about the mood you find yourself in than interpreting what it means. It's impossible to pinpoint one band they remind of you of or sound like. Their music is more along the lines of The Shins, Real Estate, and a chilled-out Two Door Cinema Club having a child with a Roland Jupiter: Carroll would come out kicking and screaming. With an impressively tasteful EP under their belts, this psych rock four-piece is undeniably primed for a full-length release—any day they choose.

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