CD Review: The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra’s Escapements
By Seraphina L.
Remember what it was like to realize The Killers or Kings of Leon were from the States and not Europe? Escapements overflows with so much charming ingenious that one can only be very proud to know that they come from the same place we live in. Filled with dreamy pop anthems, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra‘s Escapements is delightfully eclectic as their name sounds.
Although the Orchestra consists of 6 different members, their music has a very intimate cohesion that is mostly hard for a band their size to successfully accomplish. With a vocal team-up reminiscent of the indie pop gods, Belle & Sebastian, Hunter Costeau’s charismatic voice harmoniously fits right in with Kellie Noftle’s fluid silkiness. Strings, chimes, Camera Obscura-esque guitar riffs, and driving drums come together in enticing staccato rhythms and are then balanced with just enough delicateness to spell out a genuine pop feeling throughout the entire EP.
Indie rock bands seem to form every other minute in LA, and now – finally – we have an original indie pop band that is hopefully ready to influence and lead others to give birth to more musical groups in this genre. Escapements, is a gem in the massive mass of rough edges of the LA music scene. So if you want to take it down a notch but still access credible musicianship, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra’s latest EP has landed just in time.
Friday, October 24, 2008 4:48PM
I love these guys; a definite must-listen. They offer up a really unique live show, too, so if you like the EP, def check out their show dates and try to see them live (they have living room lamps on stage!).
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 4:21PM
[...] Be sure to catch Hunter Costeau, Kelli Noftle, Adam Schary, Daniel de Hermon, Aaron La Fontaine, and Ethan Skoczylas all playing an intricate show this Friday, November 7th, at USC’s Fisher Museum of Art Courtyard along with Castledoor and Xu Xu Fang. What better place to hear such an intimate sound from such a majestic band? The show starts at 7:00pm but until then, check out BeatCrave’s exclusive interview with the band below! You can also read a review of their EP, Escapements, here. [...]
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:30PM
[...] officially shed their former name, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra.We previously gave their EP, Escapements, a glowing review because in the sea of Los Angeles noise bands there is a lack of great indie pop [...]