<p>City Center is the new moniker for the gifted <strong>Fred Thomas</strong>, leader of the now-defunkt indie pop outfit <strong>Saturday Looks Good to Me</strong>. Anybody expecting the sunshine melodies of that group is in for a shock; City Center is a dramatic departure for Thomas, who trades in his <strong>Brian Wilson</strong>-inspired songcraft for avant folk drenched in reverb, dreamy atmospherics, polyrhythms and warped electronics. It all works beautifully. The album floats like a dream, but it never meanders; Thomas is too much the master songsmith to abandon pop altogether. He brings some AM-inspired hooks to the mayhem, a la <strong>Ariel Pink</strong> and <strong>Panda Bear</strong>, giving the album a light touch amid the frenzy of exciting sounds. (James)</p>2009-06-25T13:27:12-04:00city-center-s-t7287542Music2009-06-25T13:27:12-04:00City Center: s/t2009-06-25T14:35:54-04:00Type
City Center is the new moniker for the gifted *Fred Thomas*, leader of the now-defunkt indie pop outfit *Saturday Looks Good to Me*. Anybody expecting the sunshine melodies of that group is in for a shock; City Center is a dramatic departure for Thomas, who trades in his *Brian Wilson*-inspired songcraft for avant folk drenched in reverb, dreamy atmospherics, polyrhythms and warped electronics. It all works beautifully. The album floats like a dream, but it never meanders; Thomas is too much the master songsmith to abandon pop altogether. He brings some AM-inspired hooks to the mayhem, a la *Ariel Pink* and *Panda Bear*, giving the album a light touch amid the frenzy of exciting sounds. (James)
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