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Allá Release An Additional Two New Tracks From Forthcoming Albums

By Jon Graef in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 15, 2013 7:00PM

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Lupe Martinez of Allá
When it rains new Allá, it pours new Allá, and the romantic psychedelic pop band dropped two more tracks from its forthcoming new pair of albums, which will be the band's first release of new material since 2008. Naturally, you can listen or download both of the new songs here. On the heels of "Without U," which we wrote about next week, come "All Fall Down" and "Because."

The former is the least successful of the new tracks--while there's something interesting going on, in that "All Fall Down" sounds like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis producing outre electronic twosome Matmos--the synthesizers simply sound garish. "Because," on the other hand, is pure aural pleasure, evoking a neo-soul take on the downtempo sounds of Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada. Taken together, though, these three songs reveal what will hopefully be a treasure trove of forward-thinking, incredibly exciting pop music.

Listen to "Because" and "All Fall Down" below:

And check out "Without U" if you haven't already.