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Swagger through the world's most beautiful city, POP.
2007 offers the first chapter in the musical odyssey that is Beau Tand. Based in Washington, D.C., Beau Tand is the musical moniker for singer-songwriter (and former Eighteenth Street Lounge DJ) Carlton English. Two years in the making, the self-titled (and self-produced) debut CD by Beau Tand is a collection of songs with love and culture as its lyrical playground and pop music used to connect the dots.
Carlton English, a multi-instrumentalist, recorded Beau Tand in Washington, D.C. and Dublin, Ireland; his seamless vocals are reminiscent of David Bowie, Paul Weller, Scott Walker and Bryan Ferry.
Even the cover art hints towards a forward-looking film noir.
The musique on the new CD reflects many facets of songwriting and arranging that have inspired English; serving a sizable variety of musical styles (A mix of genres as diverse as glam, lounge, acid jazz, and electronica), yet, at the same time, fusing Beau Tand together into a unified set.
Tracks like, Ready for De Mille and the Françoise Hardy inspired May 1968 set a mood of glamour and wit and become picture perfect alongside the introspection of And All the Times and the blatantly romantic Pretty, Maybe It's Now/Villebrumier or the anime series Noir influenced Olympic Stle. Pop music is overrated for all the wrong reasons and under appreciated for all the wrong reasons, but Beau Tand's first CD gets the balance right. Beau Tand was released on the Washington, D.C. based label, Pinstripe.
CNET "Editor's Review" of Beau Tand Debut, 1/26/07
Editor's Review
This D.C. singer/songwriter blends DJ beatmaking with everything from torch pop to old Hollywood strings, topping it off with a neo-Bowie croon. It's a jack-of-all-trades act that would resonate with Ziggy himself, and it takes off behind Beau Tand's charisma. [Read More]
8.5/10—Celebrity Cafe Reviews Beau Tand CD, 1/21/07
Beau Tand’s self-titled album is a sterling example of a new artist strutting his writing and producing chops and doing it with style and grace. [Read More]
3/5 Stars—Melodic.net Reviews Beau Tand Debut, 12/12/06
Imagine David Bowie doing a set of Sade' songs or why not describe the music as a collaboration between Moby and Bryan Ferry, this album is a mix of different styles all from ambient music to soulpop and synthbased electropop. [Read More]
DCist.com Reviews Beau Tand’s Album Debut, 11/29/06
Beau Tand is the name of former Eighteenth Street Lounge Music DJ Carlton English – but don’t let that fool you into thinking this is another Thievery Corporation spin-off. English, who is based in Washington, D.C., is doing something vastly more interesting with Beau Tand. [Read More]
Epic de Mille Style—The Music Slut Blog Reviews Beau Tand, 11/16/06
Epic de Mille Style
A couple of weeks ago I got ahold of Beau Tand's (nom de guerre of Washington based Carlton English) debut record, the self-titled... em, Beau Tand. It's got to be said that this was on my ipod for a wee while before I really started to get into it, but it's a real slow-burner, and over the last week or so, I've really found myself getting into it. [Read More]
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