Apologies for not posting in a month. I've been busy/lazy (whichever is an acceptable excuse).So I was browsing through my last.fm recommendations the other night and I was recommended this band Her Space Holiday due to similarities to Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, The Postal Service, Bright Eyes, Cloud Cult and ¡All-Time Quarterback! So I expected it to be the umpteenth band of that variety that last.fm recommends to me, and I'll like it somewhat but there won't be anything notable about it. Then I read the description.
"Her Space Holiday is Marc Bianchi, a musician with roots in the California emo scene. During the early 90’s, he was part of the highly influential emo band Indian Summer."
And my mouth dropped and I rushed to mediafire to download an album. Musically, it's mid-tempo indie rock composed of drum machines, synths, piano, and sampled string orchestras. Lyrically, it's a similarly awkward, personal, emotional story that makes me love things like Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Paul Baribeau. This style always has its uncomfortable cringe-worthy moments: "Meet the Pressure" is Bianchi getting butthurt over bad press. Overall, though, I recommend it to any fans of aforementioned electronic singer-songwriter types or Indian Summer fans, just to see how much Bianchi has changed.
