When High Places relocated to the West Coast, the last thing we would have expected them to do would be clean up their sound—do away with the constant percussion rattle, the assortment of wood blocks and distinct lack of guitar. But now we have "On Giving Up," which embraces Hollywood sleaze and then dubs it out. Most noticeable though, is Mary Pearson's now husky vocals at the forefront of the track. In short, they moved to LA and got real confident.
Photographer Gabriele Stabile
January 22, 2010
