So yesterday Skatterbrain Matt asked me if I’d gotten a promo in the mail today by a cool band named Antarctica Takes It!. I said I hadn’t, and he proceeded to explain that it was one of the best albums he’d ever been mailed, etc. Then when I actually opened my mail, I was thrilled to discover I’d received the very same album. It’s one of this year’s more promising debuts.

MP3: Antarctica Takes It! - I’m No Lover
MP3: Antarctica Takes It! - Circuits
There’s something almost biblical about the lyrics on Antarctica Take’s It!’s debut album, The Penguin League. Take away the lo-fi recording and Page France sounding instrumentation and you’ll find a lyrics sheet that reads like a modern day prophet’s text. Much like a 21st century gospel writer, lead singer Dylan McKeever reveals “I have come here to destroy everything that you held dear.” Thankfully for us, it looks like his wrath takes the form of beautiful, stripped-down indie pop instead of the fire and brimstone kind.

For details on how to order their album, visit their myspace (below) or email AntarcticaTakesIt @ gmail.com

Antarctica Takes It! on Myspace

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