Grouper - Ruins pixies Design by Kii Arens •

Design by Kii Arens • Painting by Jorge

After moving to New York City in the mid-2000s

while bassist Graham Lewis's ear-catching lyrics are vivid yet oblique

Along the way

Erasmo Carlos has no counterpart in the universe of Anglophone pop music that could begin to hint at his relevance

Grouper - Ruins pixies Design by Kii Arens •Received an 8. 8 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Z dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Im still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Id sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4 track, Sony stereo mic and