v/a: Living Bridge

Label: Rare Book Room

A fool-proof compilation from one of our premier local studios, Living Bridge features two discs of some of Brooklyn’s finest bands and performers, including Avey Tare of Animal Collective, Samara Lubelski, Deerhunter, Blood on the Wall, Black Dice, Tara Jane O’Neill, and many others. These are artists who’ve all recorded for Nicolas Vernhes’s Rare Book Room studio, and he’s put together a flawless anthology of 25 tracks, beautifully capturing the essence of Brooklyn’s indie scene over the past five years. Vernhes avoids the pitfalls of other disjointed and choppy compilations by providing the songs with expert segues, giving the record a free-flowing, seemless feel. (James)