Portland, Oregon's most succulent pop stars The Crabs return with their fourth full-length album Sand And Sea, this time sporting a new edition to the dynamic duo'slineup. Sarah Dougher (Cadallaca, The Lookers, solo album forthcoming on K) bravely joins the love parade as a permanent member, accentuating The Crabs basic components of drums, guitar and voice with the signature warmth of Farfisa Organ. What results is pure hot bliss engulfing the senses, a truly decadent confection of sweet sweet nectar.
Sand And Sea is certainly The Crabs' most mature work to date, with songs so elevated in sound and lyrical complexity that they soar, confidently, above and away from previous "classic Crabs" endearments. Sarah Dougher's presence is noted immediately, serving to coax out of Jonn and Lisa even more resonant harmonies, denser progressions, and sonic qualities so rich they literally shimmer with a beautifully passionate glow.
Lisa
The Crabs provide a hinge to where the Sixties meet the Nineties, a familiar clamour meshing with modern insights. Exhuming the innocent wisdom of Beat Happening against the classic sound of the Velvet Underground and blanketing it all with a tapestry inspired by The American Analog Set, Sand And Sea is a remarkable record aimed to reinvigorate pop music with a healthy shot of intelligence, charm, and a whole lot of heart. Sand And Sea is a colorful bouquet, ten songs plucked for the advent of spring, a greeting for the new season with an open mind and outstretched arms.
Jonn
The Crabs Sand and Sea (KLP95)

tumbling away (real aud.)(mpeg)
market size
ladies' choice reprise
bricks of gold (real audio)(mpeg)
sand and sea
end of the world
snow in summertime
the bends
classic crabs
i surrender
Sarah


The Crabs Sand and Sea (KLP95)
out on K Records on April 26th!