HYPERPLUSH
Hyperplush (Zircon Skye)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Hyperplush is a Ventura, CA based quartet whose debut album should bust them out of the "local legend" category with just a little luck or a friendly nod from the music gods (there are no atheists at release parties). Fronted by the husband and wife duo Jeff (guitar, vocals) and Loren (bass, cello, vocals) Evans, with an assist from Christine Lund (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Chris Jensen (drums), they've crafted a sound that's variously spooky, funny, spacey and pure pop. As they put it, slo-mo fusion/smart pop.

More than anything else, this disc is a timely reminder of just how good some of the bands playing clubs in small markets all across America can be. Well, not many of them can be this good, I suppose, because this is real good. It's one of those "the more you hear it, the more you want to" kind of albums, and I've been hearing it a lot lately. And, oh, yeah, the arrangements are inventive, the players are tight and the women are beautiful.

So what are you waiting for? Sink into the deep soft sound of Hyperplush.

Track List:

More Than Equal * Chameleon * Take Me There * Truly Blonde * Spankin' * Stay * You Can See Angels * Come Sun * Time Bomb Formula * Forgot * Changed Me

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