Oct 3, 2009 | Reviews, Tangled Star Reviews
Excerpt: “Tangled Star’s approach is to be too trad for indie, too rock for country, too unpolished for top 40, or too rocking for folk, but this confluence will wind up being the kind of thing that appeals to most fans of those other genres rather than shutting...
Oct 3, 2009 | Reviews, Tangled Star Reviews
Excerpt: “Tarcutta’s first outing on Hidden Shoal Recordings is an impressive debut that nails (in one hit) the post rock instrumental form that this label so diligently champions. [The organ/piano combination] lends Tarcutta a distinctive sound and aids their...
Jul 16, 2009 | Reviews, Tangled Star Reviews
Excerpt: “more of Tangled Star’s sympathetic mixture of mid-tempo, mellow indie pop/rock with a slight, slight touch of alt country/Americana… Quality songs. Solid material. In fact, music for bigger masses, without being too mainstream. Just catchy...
Jun 15, 2009 | Reviews, Tangled Star Reviews
“Tangled Star ‘that time’ (hidden shoal). How could we honestly resist, another case of a band seemingly so far escaping the affectionate gaze of our usually slightly off tuned radar – until now that is. Led from the fore by a certain Craig Hallsworth,...
Apr 17, 2009 | Reviews, Tangled Star Reviews
Excerpt: “The rich, gentle roil of sound evidenced on Our Man in Eden Hill, the band’s third overall release, has the same surging, warmly anthemic sound of stellar forebears galore, each sonically different — the Triffids, Died Pretty, perhaps most...
Jul 8, 2008 | Reviews, Tangled Star Reviews
Excerpt – “The band possesses the distinct knack of creating catchy pop songs that hit just the right elements to keep a listener tuned in for a long time. Their latest EP, Our Man in Eden Hill, is a fine reminder of the band’s ability to craft smart,...
