Rick Rizzo And Tara Key Double Star on Limited Edition LP
Just ten years ago, Rick Rizzo and Tara Key put the finishing touches on their Thrill Jockey debut, Dark Edson Tiger, did a few live shows including All Tomorrow’s Parties at Camber Sands, and jubilantly declared the whole affair a rousing success, vowing to ride the tsunami swell of momentum into their next project.
And now, in a Van Winkle like-daze, they are back, a new batch of instrumental collaborations ready to test the brave new decade. It would be easy to say that they simply wanted to wait out the debacle of poor government and unmitigated corporate greed, but truth be told, the seeds for Double Star were sown in early live New York City sessions with bassist Tim Harris not long after the Dark Edson dust had settled. These let-the-tape-roll sessions produced some of the guitar psychedelia that long-time observers might have expected from these two, including the epic tracks that now comprise "Noisy Attic" as well as the genesis of "Interruptive Organ."
The DNA for this album of course lies in their respective Kentucky punk rock roots, but a lot of living has been done between then and now. Double Star is a barrel-aged kind of record, sometimes inviting small fragrant sips, but sometimes asking you to knock one back and burn the throat a little. Worth waiting a decade for.
Rick Rizzo And Tara Key Double Star Track Listing:
1. Interruptive Organ
2. Rizzo Starts
3. Insanity Stomp
4. Hungry
5. Descending Comment
6. Jagged Naught
7. Roundabout Ways
8. Loop 2
9. Yes I Wait
10. Forgiven
11. BWG Stately
