
Eagle and Talon
received 010.05
eagleandtalon.com
self-released
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Part
of It!
Through the twists and turns of fate, Kim and
Alice met and formed as Eagle and Talon in mid-2003. They made
their public debut at a converted Los Angeles bowling alley. This
show launched a string of performances in LA, then New York, and
soon after, the duo were playing shows in Japan, the Czech Republic
and a weave of dates through the USA.
Kim Talon (words, guitar, bass)
grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba composing music – a creative
way to help offset the effects of her northerly location. She moved
to New York City at 18 seeking a warmer climate and a possible
career in tap dancing. Concomitantly, Alice Talon (drums, Casio,
back-up vocals) was in the process of leaving her future career
in classical piano. After college, she received a grant to film
a short documentary film on feminism in Taiwan, so she moved from
Cleveland, Ohio to live in Taipei, Taiwan, and spent her spare
time drumming. (Alice is also involved with sister Allana & Mike
in Fascinoma).
Eagle
and Talon’s brand of quirky, interpretive rock is
made possible with Kim and Alice’s voices, a throng of guitars,
sparring Casio’s and mad drums. Their songs feature a complicated
mix of angular guitar noise and elaborate rhythms topped off with
kitten-soft melodies. Sort of like the theoretical blend of Primus,
Sleater-Kinney and Death Cab for Cutie. Lyrically, songs contain
metaphorical social criticisms in verses like: "They
hide the bird feed/They hide the bird that breaks/We keep our windows
closed/We leave the vacuum on." The disappointingly short
EP shows great promise.
With a growing number of
independent broadcasters and college radio stations across the
US and Canada picking up their music, we know the future is preparing
to explode for this irresistible duo.
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