{"id":3917,"date":"2014-11-05T21:03:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T19:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tonspur.weblog.mur.at\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2014-11-13T18:53:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T16:53:08","slug":"interview-ought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tonspur.mur.at\/?p=3917","title":{"rendered":"Interview &#8211; Ought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"result_box\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hps\">The sincere<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">stately<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">exuberant<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">post-punk<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Ought<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">is<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">nimble<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">anxious<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">no frills<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps alt-edited\">fluid<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">reminds one<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">CAP&#8217;N<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">JAZZ<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Feelies<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">LUNG<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">FISH<\/span>, GANG <span class=\"hps\">OF<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">FOUR<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">early<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">TALKIN<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">HEADS<\/span>.\u00a0 <span class=\"hps\">You move from<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">sharp<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">edges<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">stuttering<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">opposite poles<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">rounded<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">corners<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">sounding<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">flow<\/span>; <span class=\"hps\">Manage<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">elements<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">economically<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">remain<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">faithful to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">their lineup<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">as a quartet<\/span>.\u00a0 <span class=\"hps\">The interplay between the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">instruments<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">is<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">at all times<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">immensely<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">smart<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">lush and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">deceptively simple<\/span>.\u00a0 <span class=\"hps\">The<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">chanting<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Tim<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Beeler<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">pours<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">melodic<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">singing<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">desperate<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">whine<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">is<\/span>, <span 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