Hear Dan Friel's Genuine Noise-Pop Gem 'Thumper'

January 21, 2013 – For those familiar with Dan Friel's work on his own and in now-defunct Brooklyn noise-rock collective Parts & Labor, a pop melody should come as no surprise. But the lullaby-like keyboard line that floats through "Thumper," a standout from Friel's forthcoming Total Folklore LP, due February 19 courtesy of Thrill Jockey, falls in such expert relief against the song's harsher textures that it feels totally new every time. …
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