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BIOGRAPHY
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Portland, Oregon's most succulent pop stars The Crabs return with their 4th full-length album, Sand and Sea, this time sporting a new edition to the dynamic duo's lineup. Sarah Dougher (Cadallaca, The Lookers, solo album forthcoming on K) bravely joins the love parade as a permanent member, accentuating The Crabs basic components of drums, guitar and voice with the signature warmth of Farfisa Organ. What results is pure hot bliss engulfing the senses, a truly decadent confection of sweet sweet nectar. Sand and Sea is certainly The Crabs most mature work to date, with songs so elevated in sound and lyrical complexity that they soar, confidently, above and away from previous "classic Crabs" endearments. Sarah Dougher's presence is noted immediately, serving to coax out of Jonn and Lisa even more resonant harmonies, denser progressions, and sonic qualities so rich they literally shimmer with a beautifully passionate glow. The Crabs provide a hinge to where the 60's meet the 90's, a familiar clamor meshing with modern insights. Exhuming the innocent wisdom of Beat Happening against the classic sound of the Velvet Underground and blanketing it all with a tapestry inspired by the American Analog Set, Sand and Sea is a remarkable record aimed to reinvigorate pop music with a healthy shot of intelligence, charm and a whole lot of heart. Sand and Sea is a colorful bouquet, ten songs plucked for the advent of spring, a greeting for the new season with an open mind outstretched arms.
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TRACK
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- Tumbling Away
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Market Size
- Ladies Choice (reprise)
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Bricks of Gold
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Sand and Sea
- End of the World
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Snow in the Summertime
- The Bends
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Classic Crabs
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I Surrender
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