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DOWNLOAD: Willoughby - Frankenstein + Story + Frankenstein Video

Posted 7/10/2008 2:00 PM by Christen Thomas

Tags: acoustic, indie, folk, rock

Willoughby - Frankenstein from Sargent Records on Vimeo

There's something that's just nice about Willoughby.  In the way that Sondre Lerche, Brendan Benson and the Botticellis can feel like a sweet massage on the part of your brain that interprets sound, Willoughby's debut album, I Know What You're Up To (out September 9) feels sort of like you're bouncing on a big, fluffy bed.  Willoughby is Gus Seyffert and friends making pretty things in the studio, and it's not a big stretch, considering Seyffert has travelled the world playing with the effortlessly lovely Sia, Inara George and The Bird and the Bee, amongst others.  What resonates beyond the sweetly angelic vocals and the quiet swaying of the tunes is the intricate stories that Seyffert weaves.  "Story" relates a "Richard Corey"-esque tale of a man alone in the world while "Frankenstein" gets more confessional about love with some truly cozy male-female vocal play.  This is music made of daisies and pink frosting, and there's not a goddamned thing wrong with that.

Sounds Like: Sondre Lerche, Brendan Benson, the Botticellis, Paul Simon, Sia

Download: Willoughby - Frankenstein

Download: Willoughby - Story

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