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| At its core, Ex-Chittle was the duo of guitarist/vocalist Greg Betzweiser (now relocated to California) and bassist Rob Sieracki. Their music had its obvious roots in songwriting, of the variety of guy sitting on couch with acoustic guitar. Yet, much of their debut album Moving Solves Everything (on Kalliste) is presented in a more "rock" format with drums (courtesy of former Tar drummer Mike Greenlees) and electric instruments. Their songs combine the influences of the singer-songwriter tradition with some of the more "complex" rock of the last few years, especially from the midwest. The somewhat spoken nature of some of Betzweiser's vocals draws far more Slint comparisons than the band could ever deserve. His gentle, often finger picked guitar style, though, gives the band a sound that's uniquely its own. Chicago Reader critic Monica Kendrick calls it "spare, pretty folk rock, coming off somewhere between a less depressed Nick Drake and a less manic Incredible String Band." She adds that a cheap show at Empty Bottle, for which her review was written, was "made possible by the savings on electricity and unnecessary notes."
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