I Am Spoonbender - Teletwin

It is tempting to claim that Teletwin is content to hover in holding pattern since the EP opens with an extended reworking of a song from their acclaimed full-length debut, as well as including a new wave cover song. As with everything that I Am Spoonbender touches, however, there is far more going on than initial impressions suggest. The opening song, "Clocks Grow Old," is, in fact, a version of the lock-step groove of "Stopwatch Static" from Sender/receiver. But before the drums kick into their metallic Krautrock rhythms, the band emphasizes the eerie background synthesizer washes that occur behind the overpowering drums and lilting, somnolent vocals. Read More