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Music
Grand Archives

When

Friday Aug 22, 2008 (7pm)

Where
South Street Seaport (Fulton & South Sts)
Price
FREE
Details
http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/artists.html#august22
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Grand Archives sound like summer (the drowsy front-porch afternoons, not the oppressively hot dog days). The Seattle five blend sunny, multi-part harmonies, lazily strummed acoustic guitars, cheerily whistled melodies, and laid-back hooks with ease. Equal parts Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and the Shins' Oh, Inverted World, Grand Archives' self-titled Sub Pop debut is a study in the joys of easy, breezy baroque pop. Although the band — fronted by Band of Horses' Mat Brooke — has only been together for about a year, they've enjoyed fawning press and opened for indie icons Modest Mouse.

Suzanne Niemoth