what a great voice and clever lyrics; nice music sort of Zero 7; sort of Thievery Corporation; sort of all those lovely scando-nordic chanteuses and the french ones; sort of lots of things but very cool - should have been more than a footnote. I like it a lot.
The Year Zero succeed in taking you on a colorful nostalgic journey on Oceana, I Will Return. There is a wonderful balance between simplicity and cleverly crafted melody lines by singer Lili De La Mora. Sellars' lyrics are very cosmic and picturesque as much like the cover art which was also done by him I believe There is a whole series of really cool looking drawings like that on their website. This was one of my favorite records of last year and continues to be one of my favorites today. There's something of a timeless quality to when both Lili and Rodney's voices, and they complement each other perfectly. Fans of MBV, Magnetic Fields, Dinosaur jr. will most likely enjoy this record, as well as anybody who listens to it.
