[ Remote Control Records / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 11 July 2006
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Reinventing the boundaries between a kraut challenge and warm pop, Mazarin explores the neglected earthly themes of oblivion, apathy, love and obscurity, on this, their third album.
"The best Philly indie rock album of the year! Sorry Dr Dog and Clap Your Hands Say yeah… a spangled, soaring indie pop record as winning and ambitious as anything else we're likely to wistfully smile over this year.”
- pitchforkmedia.com
Having finally resurfaced after nearly 2 and 1/2yrs, Mazarin's 'We're Already There' is an egg, born of the prefect union between gilded pop and soaring psych. Reinventing the boundaries between a kraut challenge and warm pop, Mazarin explores the neglected earthly themes of oblivion, apathy, love and obscurity, on this, their third album.
If you like Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver… you're in the right place. Much loved by Interpol, Mazarin are hot out of the Philadelphia scene and can only get bigger with 'We're Already There'.
The songs found on 'We're Already There' are shimmering, gleaming and unabashedly romantic; the atmospheric noises service the melodies; and the freshness of it all? Well, Mazarin may just be the best psychedelic pop band out there right now. Mazarin's 'We're Already There' is sure to sneak under radars everywhere as one of this year's genuine treasures.
"Analog synths, crunch drums, lung-squashing bass and scratchy, circular guitar patterns swell up around meaty psych-pop gems… a welcome and unexpected treat.”
- NME
"Immediately accessible yet impossible to wear out.”
- splendidzine.com
"Several forthcoming releases will draw attention to the inscrutable Philadelphia indie rock scene, but Mazarin's 'We're Already There' seems capable of single-handedly raising the profile of this perennially self-deprecating community. The act's exceptional 3rd full-length, 2yrs in the making and 4yrs in the wake of its acclaimed predecessor, is packed with gently exploding indie pop songs whose melodic charms are unshakable.”
- junkmedia.com
"Mazarin ultimately soothe like some ointment on an itchy music scene.”
- Tokion
1. New American Apathy
2. For Energy Infinite
3. Another One Goes By
4. At 12 to 6
5. Schroed(er)/Inger
6. I'll See You in the Evening
7. I'm with You and the Constellations
8. Louise
9. Northeast Winter
10. Kenyan Heat Wave
11. We're Already There