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Silver Columns – Always On

• 24th Aug 2010

“Always On”, released on the 13th September via Moshi Moshi, is but another missive that will establish Silver Columns as one of the most exciting and deliciously unusual new bands to come along in a good long while. And, in keeping with the duo’s contrary nature, it sounds nothing like the other singles they have released to date – their debut “Brow Beaten” was an uninhibited dancefloor banger, while “Yes, and Dance” (Silver Columns remix) was eerie, ethereal and strangely propulsive, and “Cavalier”, their first proper single, was a four to the floor rug cutter punctuated with call and response vocals. “Always On” is a pop song alright – and an instantly addictive one at that – but it is also shot through with enough of the pair’s trademark whimsy and idiosyncrasy (cascading vocals, shimmering beats, Euro-pop basslines paired with dreamy, floaty vocals) to make you fall head over heels in love as well.

Equally exciting is the fact that the single comes backed with a gloriously sprawling, thrillingly dense 9-minute remix of “Always On” by Caribou, who is being rightly feted at the moment for his own opus “Swim”. Caribou take Silver Columns’ perfectly formed gem of a song and turn it inside out into an epic psych-pop odyssey, unearthing hitherto unexplored corners and crevices in the original and bringing shiny new surfaces to light, perfect for sticky summer nights and the mornings after.