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Hyper is a fair description of the music of Spank Rock, Japanther, Dan Deacon and Matt & Kim — artists who, back in 2006, were mainstays on the bills of Brooklyn DIY über-promoter Todd P. (See MTV News' 2007 report on Todd and the burgeoning Brooklyn scene here.) While High Places' more understated approach was somewhat at odds with those bands' more raucous sound, after only their second performance ever they landed themselves a spot on a Todd P bill, beginning an association that would win them a devoted local following and lead to the release of a string of 7" records. Some of High Places' early poppy songs, like "Sandy Feat" and "Head Spins," became audience favorites, and eventually 10 tracks were released on a full-length compilation, 03/07-09/07, which makes Pearson feel like the new album is "a little more like the sophomore record, rather than a debut." High Places sticks to the band's credo — layers of quiet sounds meant to be amplified really loud and as musically honest as they can be. But the newer songs, like the trance-y "Vision's the First...," the quietly bubbling "Namer" and the beautiful closer, "From Stardust to Sentience," do, according to Pearson, represent growth. "I think we're continuing to get more comfortable working together, and I think it's more of a grown-up approach, a couple of years down the line."

Manhattan Transfer

The Manhattan Transfer is the name of two incarnations of an American vocal group, with Tim Hauser being the only link between the two groups. The group’s name comes from John Dos Passos’ 1925 novel Manhattan Transfer and reflects their New York origins. The first group, established in New York City in 1969, disbanded after producing a single album, Jukin’ (1971). The second line-up (on which this article focuses) was set up in 1972 and is still together as of 2008. It is famous for mixing jazz, big band, and popular music styles.

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(THE WORD OF) CONFIRMATION
(WANTED) DEAD OR ALIVE
10 MINUTES TILL THE SAVAGES COME
15 MINUTE INTERMISSION
A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG
A GAL IN CALICO
A Kiss To Build A Dream On
A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE
A WORLD APART
A-TISKET, A-TASKET
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