There's Talk - "Give It Up"

Scene: The Kingfish back patio on a Friday night. The lights are low. It is loud; a cacophony of voices. Most commonly heard phrases: "This beer cost less than my BART ticket;" "This cocktail cost less than a fucking taco;" "Everyone's moving to Reno."

Enter Paul and Tim.

Tim: Whoa, dude, this place is cool. Oakland's like, fucking sick.

Paul: Uh...yeah. You want a drink?

Tim: Let me get this one, bro. #CompanyCard life, dude.

Paul: (laughs). OK, thanks man. I'll get a Tecate. 

Tim: Hey, I'll get a Tecate, and a Long Island Iced Tea.

(pause)

Tim: Bro, that was like, seven bucks. Oakland is sick.

Paul: (laughs). Haha, yeah.

Tim: Yeah. People are pretty legit here.

Paul: Haha, yeah. SoooOoOoOo seen any good concerts recently?

Tim: Bro, yeah. Kendrick was fucking sick. FlyLo, fucking sick. Radiohead was decent.

Paul: Cool, man. 

Tim: Yeah, dude. How about you? You like, know Toro y Moi, right?

Paul: Haha, yeah. A bit. He's a cool dude. Yeah, I've seen some cool stuff. There's this band called There's Talk I like a lot. They're playing at Rickshaw Stop soon.

Tim: Sick. What are they like?

Paul: It's uh, really good winter music. The keyboards are like - 

Tim: - dude, right!?!? It's been COLD AS FUCK!!! Not a Bon Iver, if you get it. Hipster joke. Uh, sorry...

Paul: Yeah...um...the singer Olivia Lee has a really soothing tone; her singing reminds me a lot of Julia Byrne even though the music underneath is drastically different. They let their songs unfold really slowly; it's elegant stuff. Nothing feels rushed. Like on "Give It Up," the opening track from their new EP, bathed water moon - which, incidentally, is available for purchase on www.bandcamp.com - you think the song's over but then there's this whole second half to it. It's a gamble, sort of a three minute outro, but it's gorgeous.
I guess I'd say that even though they share that dream-pop vibe with Beach House, their music has a particular warmth to it, whereas Beach House often feels frigid by comparison. The percussion adds a ton to the experience; it's vivid, thumping, weird, eventually becoming a subtle creepy clever clatter of sounds. 
The cover of the EP really sums it up: it captures this weird futuristic world, fraught with tension and sterility, but in the middle, a welcoming home. It's music that sticks to your bones.

Tim: Haha, sick dude. You want another drink?

There's Talk plays Rickshaw Stop this Thursday, March 8. Email themaxsavageshow@gmail.com to  win sixteen tickets.