On my favourite releases of 2007 was the long-titled The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly from D.C.'s Le Loup. It was a record filled with drum loops, banjos, acoustic guitars and Sufjan Stevens influences.
Le Loup’s primary songwriter, Sam Simkoff, never let his bedroom project become over indulgent; gentle melodies and hushed voices fostered aural intimacy and songs were often kept brief. In terms of song structure, Simkoff would set his instrument loops early, supplicate with folk vocals, and then let them wash into his next wave of tender banjo plucking, guitar harmonics, or keyboard arpeggio.
Given how well that 2007 LP was put together, it’s no surprise Le Loup’s “Beach Town” is a success. Since their debut album, four other full-time members have rounded out the band, yielding a fuller, richer sound.
Banjos and finger picked guitars are absent in “Beach Town,” but in their place are string sets and reverberated guitars. Thankfully, Le Loup retains its most significant sonic element: soaring vocals. By the song’s climax, wave upon wave of voices and effected guitars crash onto the listener.
Grizzly Bear and Sufjan comparisons be damned, this band can hold it’s own.
“Beach Town” is the second track off Le Loup’s upcoming LP, Family, due out on September 22nd on Hardly Art.
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