With the advent of summer, it's time for music that's a blast of cool, blissful air. If the 'dream pop' movement of the early 1990s was good for anything, it was for the creation of music that's inherently cool and pretty, be it from loud guitars or pretty, trip-hop beats. Park Avenue Music is very much a standard bliss-pop band,and whammy-bar technique, all topped off quite nicely with some really gorgeous female vocals. Though there's been so much derision of this style, it's a style that doesn't suffer for deriviation; after all, if the music is great, then does it matter if the band might happen to sound like Lush or Portishead?
For Your Home or Office may as well be the band's recommendation for listening, as the six songs found here are pretty, inoffensive and relaxing. Over electronic bleeps and chilly, stoned-out beats, the duo of Jeannette Faith and Wes Steed share their vision of relaxation, and it feels...real...good. Throw in a little bit of jazz crooning and trip-hop, and you'll understand where these two are coming from. "How's your 401K?" is a silly title, but they ask this question because by song's end, you'll be so blissed out of your mind, you won't even remember having a 401K! You should also watch out for "The Mellow One"--it is as it says, and it's a very hypnotic, blissed out jewel that will send you into another state.
It must be said that there's nothing on this little record that threatens or innovates beyond any records by Bjork or The Cranes, but the music is pretty nonetheless, and I think that's all that Park Avenue Music is wanting to do--give you pretty music. In that case, mission accomplished!
--Joseph Kyle
Label Website: http://www.clairecords.com
Artist Website: http://www.parkavenuemusic.com
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