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The Rosebuds
“NIGHT OF THE FURIES”
Husband-wife duo Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp form the core of the Rosebuds, an indie group that refuses to pick a signature sound. Their debut, “Make Out,” dispensed sunny, 1960s-soaked pop while the excellent “Birds Make Good Neighbors” took a darker turn. The pretentious “Night of the Furies” steps back, wallowing in chilly puddles of synth pop. Only a few tracks approach the grandeur of previous work, and even those feel like lost “Birds” B-sides. Mostly the band trades Depeche Mode and Magnetic Fields imitations for spidery melodies or meaning, steeping its lyrics in faux-gothic imagery.
