EB Listening: Hecuba – Modern
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May 07, 2012
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# EB Listening: Hecuba – Modern
**Hecuba** put the art in art-pop. The Los Angeles duo of **Isabel
Albuquerque** and **Jon Beasley** captured our ears and minds with their
debut LP *Paradise*, but their latest work transcends anything they've
done before. Blurring the ideas of gender and singular identity, the
nine tracks on *Modern* play with the idea of what our ideas of emotion
and love really mean, packing massive weight within deceptively sparse
song structures. Listen to the shimmering, shimmying beat of 'Faith' or
the skeletal pulse of 'Hurt You' and you will hear the future of pop
music: eternally catchy, constantly evolving, never compromising.
*Modern* drops tomorrow on [Germ][1]{: target="_blank"}, but you need to
hear it *now*. It's an immense pleasure to present to you the premiere
of the full album stream. Listen to this beautiful, important record
below. Share it with your friends. Then, buy it and bask in it.
[1]: http://germlabel.com
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text: '<p> <strong>Hecuba</strong> put the art in art-pop. The Los Angeles duo of <strong>Isabel Albuquerque</strong> and <strong>Jon Beasley</strong> captured our ears and minds with their debut LP <em>Paradise</em>, but their latest work transcends anything they’ve done before. Blurring the ideas of gender and singular identity, the nine tracks on <em>Modern</em> play with the idea of what our ideas of emotion and love really mean, packing massive weight within deceptively sparse song structures. Listen to the shimmering, shimmying beat of ‘Faith’ or the skeletal pulse of ‘Hurt You’ and you will hear the future of pop music: eternally catchy, constantly evolving, never compromising.</p><p><em>Modern</em> drops tomorrow on <a href="http://germlabel.com" target="_blank">Germ</a>, but you need to hear it <em>now</em>. It’s an immense pleasure to present to you the premiere of the full album stream. Listen to this beautiful, important record below. Share it with your friends. Then, buy it and bask in it. </p>'
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# EB Listening: Hecuba – Modern **Hecuba** put the art in art-pop. The Los Angeles duo of **Isabel Albuquerque** and **Jon Beasley** captured our ears and minds with their debut LP *Paradise*, but their latest work transcends anything they've done before. Blurring the ideas of gender and singula...