ADERBAT'S VIDEO for "PILGRIM" from WE BELONG TO THE SEA
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Aderbat LIVE: "Busted Cars" 6/27/08
HERE IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR MUSIC
Aderbat: We Belong to the Sea
"It's always a delight when a local artist walks through our doors and introduces us to something wonderful. Such is the case with Aderbat, whose latest, We Belong to the Sea, is a real winner, a charming record of heartfelt and catchy chamber pop. It's hard to believe musicians these talented and accomplished are unsigned, but the labels' loss is our gain: pray listen to the album's finest track, the strange and lovely 'Busted Cars,' with its swirling melodies and plaintive lyrics; the cello-and-guitar interactions in 'Recycled Language;' and the somber tone of the title track. Lead singer brings to mind a number of artists, from the scratchy warmth of M. Ward to the pop panache of Sondre Lerche to the aching vulnerablity of Thom Yorke. Recommended!"
Sound Fix, Williamsburg's Independent Record Store
"Aderbat holds true to their imaginative airborne namesake, crafting songs with tension and release that take off, drift, and descend in a landscape made for daydreaming, road trips, and contemplative walks around the city. Led by the lush, magnetic vocals and poetic storytelling of frontman, Matt Taylor, Aderbat's inventive instrumentation blends elements of Sigur Ros and Radiohead to create transcendent indie rock that's accessible from the first listen."
Jaime Pannone, The Deli Magazine
"There is no doubt that the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Pennsylvania indie pop quintet, creators of 2004’s Rabbits & Rocks, had the power to induce the occasional lump in the throat or shivers up the spine with their shoegazey flourishes and lyrical narratives of longing and nostalgia. Yet, I wasn’t exactly anticipating a “rattle you to your core” sort of experience. But principal singer/songwriter Matt Taylor, so strongly influenced by Radiohead, Wilco, Philip Glass, and Van Morrison’s 1968 masterpiece Astral Weeks, deftly weaves the finest qualities of each artist into his own album of hypnotic soul searching. With every repeated listen, this 11-track ode to experiential living does indeed become more jarring."
Adam Costa, Delusions of Adequacy
"Aderbat offers a collision of sound and energy that results in indie rock perfection. From flighty pop happiness to dark melodies of doom, Aderbat has it all."
Jake Rabid, Y-Rock on XPN
"Aderbat just released an album called We Belong To The Sea full of passionate indie rock gems, with slightly subdued vocals that emerge from tepid instrumentals. They send as many curveballs through their music as they do shivers through their vocals, with shimmers of shoegaze bending around singer Matt Taylor's disaffected warble. With year-end lists occupying every music outlet from Stereogum to Spin, it's easy to forget about underdogs like Aderbat."
Connor McGlynn, i guess i'm floating
"Philly has been producing notable music since the '50s soul scene. Now as the '00s come to a close, the city is seeing a sort of revival. Not to say the music hasn't always been here, but bands are breaking from the local scene and garnering national acclaim. For pure indie, I give the nod to Aderbat. I only recently became acquainted with their music midway through this year and within the last month received their latest release. I am completely enamored with them since. Not much on the typical rock & roll stylings and ego driven individual contributions, Aderbat fuses everything into a tight package of subtle musical wonder."
Instrumental Analysis
"Aderbat is a band out of Philly that’s been flying under the radar for a few years now - as far as I can tell, they’re still unsigned. This year they put out their third album, We Belong To The Sea, and it’s beautiful, and haunting, and thoughtful. A nice change from the super-infatuated indie-rock-electro-pop scene currently drowning NYC. Matt Taylor’s wonderfully sandy vocals round off his musing lyrics, and create this nostalgic, yearning universe. It’s that feeling when music is actually transporting you into that part of your mind that stands still. I believe that’s called a connection, folks."
Eliza Czander, Quiet Color
"Aderbat is an amazing band. Truthfully, Aderbat is actually too good for words."
Forever Lost in a Song
"Aderbat is simply one of those shows you need to see at least once, even if you’re not necessarily a fan."
Ed Roper, PopWreckoning
"This band is refreshing the indie rock scene by pouring real emotion into their tunes rather than worrying about hipness. And how hip is that?"
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