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To confine Pop Levi to one genre would be severely underestimating
his sound. With sound references as diverse and obscure
as Michael Jackson, Little Richard, The Beatles, The Flaming
Lips, Jimi Hendrix, 80’s pop, 70’s rock and
the entire disco era, Pop Levi dances
across genre lines with grace and elegance.
In his hometown of Liverpool, England, Pop Levi has
found a niche for himself in blurring the lines of artistic
titles and musical styles. Also an accomplished filmmaker,
Levi has surrounded himself with a broad and diverse
world of art.
Never Never Love (Counter
Records) is the second release of Pop Levi following
the BBC acclaimed The Return to Form Black
Magick Party. Lyrically, Never Never Love
will have your head spinning in an attempt to comprehend.
Perhaps it’s just too high art for this writer
to absorb, but it comes off as a randomly generated
word compilation.
Musically, the album will have you swimming in ethereal,
electronic whirlpools of sound. It’s definitely
an album in which it would be easy to loose yourself.
It’s like a labyrinth of light-hearted music,
once you hit play, Levi has you lost.
Pop Levi has toured the states with Ladytron
and will be revisiting for Monolith on the Woxy.com
stage at 7:10pm on Saturday the 13th. If you
find yourself wandering the area looking for something
unique, inspiring, and encouraging swing by and check
out Pop Levi. It should be visually as entertaining
as it is audibly.
www.poplevi.com
www.counterrecords.com
Matty H., September 11, 2008
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