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TRACKLIST

1. Moving Fragments. . . . . . .6:09  2. The City of Airstrip One. . .4:37  3. Blindfold . . . . . . . . . .5:14  4. Universe for Sale . . . . . .3:40  5. Held Back Clapping. . . . . .4:24  6. Sleepwalking. . . . . . . . .3:24  7. Dance Pianist . . . . . . . .5:11  8. Automatic . . . . . . . . . .5:26  9. Gentle Silence. . . . . . . .5:46 10. Wade in. . . . . . . . . . .11:50

Using what is probably the most obvious statement that has ever been uttered as a band name, Everything Is Made In China traverses the continents to bring their newest album to the United States shores. Being from Moscow, Russia raises an eyebrow to the listener of even the most obscure indie rock music, and this band brings everything to the table as they want a piece of the listener pie with their sophomore album Automatic Movements.

The three piece made up of Max Federov on vocals, Phil Premyak on lead guitar and keyboards, and Alex Zotov on the drums culls an almost instant line from several bands such as Radiohead and their Canadian recording studios have been sure to also lean them into the influences of Broken Social Scene and The Most Serene Republic to pump out their sound of contemplative peace and tranquility. Automatic Movements also seems actually broken into movements that traverse the album in an almost unconscious state. The album is an invitation to take a journey, a journey with the musicians as they delve into subjects very personal and the sometimes not too happy moments of a relationship. Each song explores the depths of things that have been sung before, but they almost emote a feeling that there are people half way around the world that have same feeling that are ingrained into our culture as well.

While not being altogether original, EIMIC is also at the same time not just a copy. I’m sure there are thousands of bands across Russia that are doing their best to make something of interest, but they don’t have the potential of these three band members. Even RollingStone Magazine has christened them the "next big band from Russia" and they just may be that next big band that blows our minds with their music. Maybe not with this album, but the next one may change the course of Russian music history.

SPOILER!

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