Roomtone Philadelphia
"Given the warm influence of bossanova, Alexander Yaker's Roomtone encapsulates an entire scene of bedsit bands, past and present. The bossanova summons Nouvelle Vague's morphing of New Wave standards into lounge-y backdrops, while Yaker's tiptoed singing and understatedly fluid way around a guitar should appeal to fans of Eureka-era Jim O'Rourke, Serge Gainsbourg, Kings of Convenience" ... more
