Vid Check: Seba “Blaze & Fade Out” feat. Krister Linder

*Don’t forget to check Menomena out tonight on Jimmy Fallon.  Okay we’ll step off their jocks now…right after we post this*

Review By: Ric Hickey

Now in their tenth year, Menomena’s new release is the culmination of an amazing decade by any standard. Based out of Portland, Oregon, Menomena’s accomplishments include countless critical accolades and even a Grammy nomination for “Best Record­ing Pack­age” for their 2007 release Friend And Foe. Having scored film music and collaborated with modern dance troupes in addition to a busy touring and recording schedule, it is clear that there is much more to Menomena than what one might expect from even the most ambitious Art Rock ensemble. It is their monumental sense of ambition that puts Menomena ahead of the pack in their creative endeavors, but it is their phenomenal music that is sure to continue garnering loads of acclaim for them.

Mines, the band’s new CD, is fairly exploding with diverse emotions and arrangements that seem geared to reveal surprises around every corner. Yet the record holds together with an uncanny cohesiveness. This achievement is all the more amazing when you think of how that accomplishment eludes many of even the most experienced bands when their primary goal is to craft something cohesive.

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