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Last years' "Second Chants" was one of the best, this year's "Know Touching" album (due in August on SHDWPLY) will confirm Sore Eros as one of the best new US artists around right now.

Both "Taal Compass" and B-side "Wide Open" (which features space age post-punk hero Gary War on synths) are slow burners that reveal an understated majesty, but their style and execution suggest wildly different mindsets. The title track is plaintive, with songwriter and lead man Robert Robinson's vocals emerging organically from the analog distortion that coats the song. Flip the record over for an atmospheric epic that builds gracefully to an overwhelming crescendo that certainly earns the name "Wide Open".

STAFF COMMENTS

Darryl says: Two more hits of beautifully hazy and cosmic indie-folk. A very limited 7".

TRACK LISTING

Side A:
Taal Compass

Side B:
Wide Open