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Deradoorian “Violet Minded”

It’s sort of amazing that Angel Deradoorian has spent most of the first decade of her career as a supporting player in other bands when it’s always been so obvious that she has a very particular musical style and vision. And OK, maybe that style has been shaped by proximity to Dave Longstreth, Avey Tare, and Rostam Batmanglij, but she’s still the type of singer whose timbre and affect is immediately identifiable. Her first proper solo record feels like a culmination of her work to date, with elements of Dirty Projectors and Slasher Flicks and her previous solo EP infused into these gently winding psychedelic rock songs. “Violet Minded” is the track that bears the closest resemblance to her work with Dirty Projectors, with an ascending, spiraling vocal hook that would’ve fit in perfectly with the songs on Bitte Orca. Deradoorian’s tracks have a much different feeling, though – whereas Longstreth’s music can’t help but be a bit cold and stiff, her songs convey warmth and generosity.

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