HELEN
The Original Faces
Boomkat Product Review:
Portland's Liz Harris (Grouper), Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman (Eternal Tapestry) clear the pop air with a brace of raw, blown-out fuzz-pop paeans under the Helen mantle. After debuting the Helen sound with a 7" on Yellow Electric in 2013, they rustle up an eleven track album nodding as much to early Creation Records as much as Flying Nun's '80s Kiwi distorto-pop thistles and reverb-drenched '60s garage. As you might expect from any project fronted by Liz Harris, it's an emotionally wrought and cathartic sound but, unlike almost anything else she's involved with, it's got a more direct pep and pacing that doesn't allow one to wallow as we follow their cutting hooks and jangle thru degrees of extremity, variously revealing Liz as occasionally legible, yet more often a glossolalic presence engulfed by bittersweet riffs and spraying drums. Prepare your soft pink pop underbelly to be slashed with gauzy glee.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Portland's Liz Harris (Grouper), Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman (Eternal Tapestry) clear the pop air with a brace of raw, blown-out fuzz-pop paeans under the Helen mantle. After debuting the Helen sound with a 7" on Yellow Electric in 2013, they rustle up an eleven track album nodding as much to early Creation Records as much as Flying Nun's '80s Kiwi distorto-pop thistles and reverb-drenched '60s garage. As you might expect from any project fronted by Liz Harris, it's an emotionally wrought and cathartic sound but, unlike almost anything else she's involved with, it's got a more direct pep and pacing that doesn't allow one to wallow as we follow their cutting hooks and jangle thru degrees of extremity, variously revealing Liz as occasionally legible, yet more often a glossolalic presence engulfed by bittersweet riffs and spraying drums. Prepare your soft pink pop underbelly to be slashed with gauzy glee.
Boomkat Product Review:
Portland's Liz Harris (Grouper), Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman (Eternal Tapestry) clear the pop air with a brace of raw, blown-out fuzz-pop paeans under the Helen mantle. After debuting the Helen sound with a 7" on Yellow Electric in 2013, they rustle up an eleven track album nodding as much to early Creation Records as much as Flying Nun's '80s Kiwi distorto-pop thistles and reverb-drenched '60s garage. As you might expect from any project fronted by Liz Harris, it's an emotionally wrought and cathartic sound but, unlike almost anything else she's involved with, it's got a more direct pep and pacing that doesn't allow one to wallow as we follow their cutting hooks and jangle thru degrees of extremity, variously revealing Liz as occasionally legible, yet more often a glossolalic presence engulfed by bittersweet riffs and spraying drums. Prepare your soft pink pop underbelly to be slashed with gauzy glee.
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This item is to the best of our knowledge available to us from the supplier and should ship to you within the time-frame indicated. If there are any unforeseen issues with availability we will notify you immediately
Boomkat Product Review:
Portland's Liz Harris (Grouper), Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman (Eternal Tapestry) clear the pop air with a brace of raw, blown-out fuzz-pop paeans under the Helen mantle. After debuting the Helen sound with a 7" on Yellow Electric in 2013, they rustle up an eleven track album nodding as much to early Creation Records as much as Flying Nun's '80s Kiwi distorto-pop thistles and reverb-drenched '60s garage. As you might expect from any project fronted by Liz Harris, it's an emotionally wrought and cathartic sound but, unlike almost anything else she's involved with, it's got a more direct pep and pacing that doesn't allow one to wallow as we follow their cutting hooks and jangle thru degrees of extremity, variously revealing Liz as occasionally legible, yet more often a glossolalic presence engulfed by bittersweet riffs and spraying drums. Prepare your soft pink pop underbelly to be slashed with gauzy glee.
Available To Order (Estimated Shipping between 7-14 Working Days)
This item is to the best of our knowledge available to us from the supplier and should ship to you within the time-frame indicated. If there are any unforeseen issues with availability we will notify you immediately
Boomkat Product Review:
Portland's Liz Harris (Grouper), Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman (Eternal Tapestry) clear the pop air with a brace of raw, blown-out fuzz-pop paeans under the Helen mantle. After debuting the Helen sound with a 7" on Yellow Electric in 2013, they rustle up an eleven track album nodding as much to early Creation Records as much as Flying Nun's '80s Kiwi distorto-pop thistles and reverb-drenched '60s garage. As you might expect from any project fronted by Liz Harris, it's an emotionally wrought and cathartic sound but, unlike almost anything else she's involved with, it's got a more direct pep and pacing that doesn't allow one to wallow as we follow their cutting hooks and jangle thru degrees of extremity, variously revealing Liz as occasionally legible, yet more often a glossolalic presence engulfed by bittersweet riffs and spraying drums. Prepare your soft pink pop underbelly to be slashed with gauzy glee.
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