ON THE RADIO! We beat out some pretty great bands to snag a "top 5 add" spot at CMJ this week. That means out of all the records being promoted to college radio this past week, we were the fifth most-added band to their playlists! Thanks to Jerry and the crew at Vitriol for their wizardry. Call your nearby college stations and request us! 1. TV On The Radio (4AD) NICE THINGS BEING SAID “Duplomacy makes layered, dreamy, pristine pop, and they’ve already garnerered comparisons to Pavement, REM, Nada Surf, and pre-suck Death Cab for Cutie (and all of these are actually pretty valid).” “...the quartet specializes in soft, pretty guitar-noodling that can sometimes be too downbeat in clubs but creates a nice soundscape on record. Frontman Andy Flynn sings and writes with a bookish emo-guy quality à la Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard and the Shins’ James Mercer.” “Duplomacy may be the next big surge in indie rock. The College scene will love them and old scenesters will enjoy their coffee to the subtle, but striking voice of Flynn and company. Definitely worth a listen.” “...easy to see why so many fell in love with the band so fast: their placid angular guitar pop evoking shades of classic collegiate rock gone by (Pavement, Murmur-era REM), while Flynn’s boyishly skewed vocals placed him squarely in the present indie-rock pantheon of successful stoned-out troubadours like Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle and Built to Spill’s Dough Martsch.” “Their formula is deceptively complex: take an already great riff, and build on it until it’s even better. Repeat. Sounds simple, yes, but to be able to pull it off with the consistency and quality they do can only be the result of continuous reworking, until each individual instance of sound and melody is painstakingly soothing...If their upcoming album is anywhere near their instantaneous-approval-inducing live shows, it’s gonna be big.” |
Photos from the CD release show are still available. Head on down to your favorite local indie store, buy on iTunes, or order it from 2024 Records now: |
