Beloved Binge
Blender Theory
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"Eleni Binge's time shifts behind the drum kit and Rob Beloved's serpentine-note guitar lines suggest a certain affinity for math rock. But perfection and precision are subsumed by an overarching playfulness." --Independent Weekly
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- BELOVED BINGE: Other Places
- NO COMPLAINTS: Ambiguity is the Devil's Tetherball
- NO COMPLAINTS: No Complaints
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On Beloved Binge's second album, Blender Theory, the former Seattle band still sounds like a cross between Pacific Northwest stables at Up! and K. But it's difficult to recall anyone sounding exactly like this.
The bulk of Blender Theory is just beyond mid-tempo, using slightly cynical retellings of relationship troubles and social declarations for pep-pop acquitted of its quest for perfection. It's convoluted but somehow comfortable.
Eleni Binge's time shifts behind the drum kit and Rob Beloved's serpentine-note guitar lines suggest a certain affinity for math rock. But perfection and precision are subsumed by an overarching playfulness. A song about factory farming shaped by a razor-wire electric guitar and tumbles of fills ("Heartburn") leads a beautiful, chiming number that wraps dusk-dream nostalgia in Yo La Tengo harmony ("Sunday Stopped Honking").
But who else sings like Beloved Binge, a band that often juxtaposes Beloved's thick, bassy tone with Binge's thin, bouncy air? And more than once, Beloved and Binge sing separate but similar verses simultaneously, using the technique on "Vacuum" to press an argument inward. Somehow, the song refuses to lose its prepossessing charms. Then again, if you can add distinct xylophone and bouzouki melodies to a guitar-and-drums instrumental closer, why not?
--Grayson Currin, Music Editor, Independent Weekly
Recent Press
"Beloved Binge nailed it: Twisted, lo-fi indie homage with just enough mad science and tongue-in-cheek irony...The band services up a stereophonic celebration of jangly off-kilter guitars in the vein of They Might Be Giants, The Flying Lizards, B-52's, etc., that accent tight, catchy little pop songs ..." --Jersey Beat (June 2008)
“Catch BELOVED BINGE, too: Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge hit the road soon for a year, and, in the Durham duo's absence, we'll lose a K Records/ Teen Beat blend of generous hooks and captivating quirks. Songs about MySpace couples come backed with the struggle to like people, and shifting time signatures springboard from trebly, staccato riffs.” -- Chris Parker, Independent Weekly (July 2008)
"Sitting behind the drumkit, Binge not only sets the rhythm but sings, plays keyboards and plays guitar. Like her own motion, Beloved Binge songs are busy, using shifting rhythm and keys and two different verses sometimes sung at once." ---Bryan Reed, Independent Weekly (June 2008)
More press & songs are found on our Myspace site here: www.myspace.com/belovedbinge.
Music Genome Project
Beloved Binge was accepted as part of the Pandora Music Genome Project. Here is the page: http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/beloved+binge