Tremble & Tremble

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Personnel: Aaron Espinoza (vocals). The breathy vocals and wistful, introspective songwriting of Earlimart lead singer Aaron Espinoza are the focal point of TREBLE & TREMBLE, the band's fourth album. Espinoza's allegiance to the indie-folk-rock of the late Elliott Smith is readily apparent, but Earlimart fills its frontman's songs with enough lush, atmospheric pop to keep the record distinctive and engaging. Moreover, Earlimart's sound is often anchored by a steady groove (one that sometimes recalls late-period Velvet Underground), so that tunes like "Sounds" are propelled as much by a chugging rhythm as by moody melodicism. The solid backbeats, crisp acoustic guitar, and textured keyboard lines are arranged and applied with a tasteful, orchestral feel, fleshing out Espinoza's songs perfectly. The minor-key "All They Ever Do Is Talk" and the confessional "Broke the Furniture" are straightforward singer/songwriter gems, but the Earlimart treatment transforms them into warm, mini-universes of sound. "Unintentional Tape Manipulations," with its processed drums and heavily distorted guitar, is one of the album's few ragged, edgy moments; for the most part, TREBLE & TREMBLE is a very strong collection of quietly dreamy, thoughtful indie pop.