Let Ariel Pink haunt your house

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 | musiX

It appears as though Ariel Pink is finding his way into a few more homes this year (you want the guy on the right inside your home, don’t you?)—the good thing is nothing’s really changed since his early daze … save for a new label and an actual recording budget.

Perhaps one of the most compelling listens this year, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti sounds like the childhood of anyone over the age of 35. Not in an ironic way. I’m relatively sure Pink (born Ariel Rosenberg) is doing what comes naturally (I can usually tell when a band is trying too hard, although that photo isn’t helping my claim). Before Today is a flawless, lo-fi nod to that magical era from 1977 to 1983 that sails sunny yacht rock right into the eye of the coke-blizzard of Studio 54. And I’m hooked.

Apparently this is a step up production-wise for Pink, who is now backed by his band Haunted Graffiti. It’s still gritty. I kept waiting for freaky funk number “Beverly Kills” to explode, but was glad that it never got past sounding like a lost Tavares track from the early-’80s. Before Today is full of surprises … in fact, Ariel Pink might be in the room with you as we speak.

“Beverly Kills” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

“Round and Round” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

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