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Aqueduct - Or Give Me Death

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Solid outing from indie stalwarts

Fearlessly updating ’70s soft rock for The O.C. set, Aqueduct shed any pretense of indie cool with Or Give Me Death. Mixing reverb-y, Brian Wilson-inspired vocals with strutting Chicago horns and fuzzy prog-rock synthesizers, vocalist and songwriter David Terry writes songs brimming with ambition and bitter overstatement. And just when the heart-on-sleeve earnestness and pastel synths seem to be in danger of becoming a bit too precious, he'll slip in a wavering vocal or a glammy guitar line to add a little textural weight to the mix. It's hardly perfect, but it's bolder, more complex, and ultimately a more fulfilling release for this band.


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Aqueduct - I Sold Gold

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For Aqueduct (aka Tulsa’s David Terry), a few hours in the basement with a keyboard, a zip drive and the odd guitar produced the pseudo-pop album I Sold Gold—an equal dose of processed hooks and unabashed nostalgia. Highlighted by the gimmicky-but-fun “Growing Up with GNR” (which first appeared on 2003’s Power Ballads) and the self-proclaimed “Roman Polanski Version” of “Frantic,” the album is narcissistic, repetitive, underpowered and yet strangely compelling in its quirky construction and directness.


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