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Chris Staples Staff Pick
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American Soft, the newest album by singer/songwriter and vagabond Chris Staples was conceived, written from and inspired by opposite sides of the continent: Washington and Florida. He started writing the songs while working as a carpenter in Washington (on the home of Josh Rosenfeld, co-founder of Barsuk Records, who eventually produced the album), and was finished in Florida, when Staples was squatting in his abandoned—and nearly barren—childhood home in Pensacola, with only a cot and a piano. The album embraces atmospheres from both locations—from woodsy and grizzly, to sunny and simplistic. The melodies and lyrics are basic and repetitive, which makes it easy—even for those who haven't heard every song—to sing along with the choruses. The diversity in the messages and paces of the two sides of the album are reflected in Staples' low-key live performances. Staples' minimalism is reflected in his '60s Apollo-launch-set music video (cut with news broadcasts) for "Dark Side of the Moon." The lineup features Mimicking Birds, a Portland rock band; and Alyeska, an indie rock band from L.A. (Tiffany Frandsen)
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