Artist Discovery Series

May 2009
Floating Action - Floating Action

Floating Action Floating Action

Seth Kauffman recorded most of Floating Action’s self-titled debut all by his lonesome, but the album sounds more like a crew of Motown session players just crashed a chichi cocktail party in some old hippie’s musty garage than just one dude fiddling around in a studio. Blending wobbly psychedelic guitar with girl-groupy backup vocals, exuberant horns and a dash of sitar, tracks like “Marie Claire” and “Dying Punch” lope along with Kauffman’s unhurried voice, making for a collection of songs that’s a little bit weirder and way more delightful than the sum of its parts. — Rachael Maddux

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Track Listing

  • 50 Lashes
  • Marie Claire
  • To Connect
  • Unrobbed
  • Edge of the World
  • So Vapor
  • Don't Stop Loving Me Now
  • Cinder Cone
  • Cinder Cone (Part II)
  • Dying Punch
  • Could You Save Me
  • Say Goodbye
  • Tide of Green
  • Pills To Grind

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