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It's a shame, because their self-titled debut is among the finest pieces of "lo-fi" pop produced in
recent memory. The songs are delicate miniatures of perfection, evoking classic 60's British Invasion
pop through a decidedly personal, even insular worldview. The spare eight-track production adds to the
feeling of intimacy while the whole recording exudes a sense of place, like a private conversation between
the brothers and the listener. This aspect of the Nourallah's sound has garnered inevitable comparisons
to other plaintive auteurs like Elliot Smith and Badly Drawn Boy's Damon Gough. Comparison's that both
Salim and Faris tend to shrug off. "I mean, when we were recording these songs, and even for quite some
time afterwards, I had no idea that there was an entire genre of music that was produced this way." says
Salim. Faris agrees. "I never thought that anyone besides our friends would want to hear it. To me, the
inspiration for recording at home was the realization that Sgt. Pepper's was recorded on four tracks, that
I could record something on my own that could sound as good as the albums my idols made in the sixties."
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