Celebration’s self-titled debut album came out on 4AD last year, but it’s still in heavy rotation around the Idolator flophouse; we love the Baltimore-based trio’s hypnotic, organ-driven songs, and the tension added to them by David Bergander’s razor-wire drumming. Lead singer Katrina Ford, who has a Siouxsiean set of pipes, is an arresting presence both on record and live–in concert, she whirls around whatever crowd she’s playing to, microphone in hand, creating a spectacle that’s on par with her band’s spooky, unsettling music.
Celebration – Foxes [MP3, link expired]
Celebration – China [MP3, link expired]
Celebration [MySpace]
When I heard this last year about the time it came out, I didn’t even realize the singer was a woman until I saw a picture. Now I hear it plain as day, but it’s certainly an unusual voice she’s got.
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