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L’Altra are Lindsay Anderson and Joseph Costa. They’re also one of my all-time favorite bands. Here’s a bio from their official myspace:

“By its very definition, L’altra could not possibly be run-of-the-mill. Any band whose name translates to “the feminine other” in a number of Romance languages surely has something dark and mysterious up its sleeve. As does any group that comes from a collaboration of two exes – singer-guitarist Joseph Costa and singer-keyboardist Lindsay Anderson – who spent 7 years together and broke up before they’d even made a record. That Lindsay and Joe have recorded a trio of albums since then only confirms that the energy at the core of the L’altra sound – a moody mix of baroque balladry decorated with ambient electronics, simultaneously soothing and unnerving – is hardly commonplace.”

That’s a damn good description for a damn good band. Take a listen to three songs from their 2005 album Different Days:

Better Than Bleeding

So Surprise

There Is No

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