New project Architecture from Melissa Harris and Panda Riot’s Rebecca Scott is already starting to turn heads in their native Chicago after forming in late 2010. Part siren-tronica, part weird-folk, Architecture translates the multi-layered vocal harmonies, that you’ve come to know via Panda Riot, with some "throwback 60s pop-meets-medieval lais"-style vocal arrangements that never says no to a good hook. "I’m With You" sports a Speak-N-Spell sample, crisp synth percussion, and lyrics that shout out the Ronettes by way of Mary Lou Lord. At about the 2:51 mark, the track drops off into a conceptual abyss that probably sounded better in the studio than it does on your iPod. But it’s a brief hiccough on their forthcoming release when we were young, which rewards with pop progressions, odd vibes, and dreamy production. The album drops 4/9, and there’s a listening party & record release show at the Whistler. Go hear more before the show at their site and stalk ’em on Twitter and Facebook!
Stream "I’m With You"
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