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Duo full of surprises

While the White Stripes only claim to be a sibling rock duo, Columbus's The Receiver is the real deal.
The bare-bones band consists of brothers Casey and Jesse Cooper. Casey handles vocals, bass and all manner of keyboard, while Jesse holds it steady behind the drums.
Although many bands attribute their origins to dirty bars or help-wanted ads, the Receiver's roots can be traced to a music project Casey completed while studying at Ohio State in 2004. With older brother Jesse joining the fold, the band became a functioning outfit able to play live and record its debut effort, Decades.
Regardless of the scant lineup, the Receiver has more in common witht ethereal, orchestral musings of Sigur Ros than the two-piece garage racket of the White Stripes or Deadboy & the Elephantmen.
On "Sober Hands," Casey's vocals are as soft-spoken and airy as the music that surrounds them. Words like "lush," "haunting" and "soundscape" are sure to follow this band around, as spiraling piano lines carve metronome-esque paths through the wispy electronic layers of the song.
Much of the album plays out in this same complex fashion, as vast layers of keys, organs and synths build the band's indie-rock universe.
Prog-rock references bubble just beneath the surface, while the band nods to modern acts like the Postal Service.
Nearly a ringer for Elliott Smith, Casey's voice never rises above a hushed breath. Remarkably, that doesn't prevent the band from evoking a variety of emotions and degrees of intensity.
Propelled by Jesse's relatively booming drums, "In Tunnels" hints at Radiohead-esque claustrophobia, but with a much less melodramatic delivery.
Late in the album, "Afternoon" kicks up the pace, but even at top speed, the Receiver barely rises above a sleepy sway.
"Corner (Pt. 1)" strings together bits of Pink Floyd, Queen, Radiohead and seemingly backward organ lines to eerie effect. Although subtle musical references points float around the mix like ghosts, the Receiver's sound remains unique.
Certainly cinematic in scale, the band's expansive music may be more suitable for somber art-house soundtracks and late-night conversations than noisy campus bars.
Then again, this duo is full of surprises.

-Karen E. Graves

The Receiver will host a CD release party Saturday at Skully's, 1151 N. High St., with the Blood Violets, Ennui and Matt Beckler. 291-8856 or skullys.org.

Nice flipping review.
Well deserved.

I'd like to take this opportunity.

Thanks so much guys.

excellent recording, even better live show on Saturday for the CD Release. good work fellas, and good luck on the road this autumn.