[ilds] alexandria quartet

[Charles Sligh]

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The Alexandria Quartet - The Alexandria Quartet 
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> I can only assume that these four musical minds have drawn inspiration 
> for their title 'The Alexandria Quartet' from the name given to the 
> literary tetralogy created by Lawrence Durrell. As in the series of 
> novels, the final product consists of the same series of events, seen 
> from four different perspectives. The group certainly give the 
> impression that each member is acting as a unique and independent 
> entity, but with a unified understanding of what they are expressing.
>
> Maybe I'm digging slightly deeper than necessary, in trying to 
> understand the reason for creating yet another Indie Pop/ Rock band. I 
> was under the impression that the world had reached saturation point. 
> The pleasant sounding indie rock, rolls along, serenely plucking at 
> familiar fruit and sharing it out among the masses, knowing it will be 
> accepted as part of the daily intake.
>
> There is a simple satisfaction to listening to the songs unfurl, with 
> some groovy slide guitar work from Øystein Braut. The four Norsemen of 
> apocalyptic pop, rattle on through the tracks, with steady and 
> unwavering vocals from Martin Skålnes. I'm sure that even the most 
> depressed and masochistic wrist carvers would find it difficult not to 
> be uplifted by the cool and breezy balladry, especially that contained 
> in the song 'Get lost in the city', which I foolishly set as my alarm 
> song one day. As it strummed into my dream pregnant mind at 7am, I 
> found it impossible to remove. The only tried and tested method is a 2 
> inch diameter lead pipe to the cranium.
>
> Although not currently in the limelight, I predict it won't take long 
> for these guys to break into the pop charts, as they have that 
> universally likable sound, reminiscent of 'Badly Drawn Boy' stuck in a 
> blender with 'David Grey' with some added sprinkles of recent 
> 'Silverchair' on top. No doubt, some of your summer days this year 
> will be drifted away listening to the sound of a foursome. Enjoy.
>
> Rating 6/10
>
> Rory Taylor

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Charles L. Sligh
Assistant Professor
Department of English
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
charles-sligh at utc.edu
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