''XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival'' is Marc Bianchi's 2008 album under his pseudonym
Her Space Holiday
Her Space Holiday is the recording moniker of indietronic and indie rock artist Marc Bianchi.
History
Marc Bianchi began as a musician in the California hardcore scene. He was a part of Indian Summer and Mohinder before assuming the moniker "He ...
. The album was released on October 7, 2008. In this album, Bianchi abandons the computerized sounds that marked previous Her Space Holiday efforts in favor of an organic, folk-driven style.
The track "
Sleepy Tigers", which also became its own
EP, has become his most known and most played on his Myspace page, having over 350,000 plays.
Critical reception
''XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It scored a 65 out of 100 on review aggregator
MetaCritic
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.
Its departure from Her Space Holiday's previous darker, more
indietronica
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work is mentioned frequently. For example, ''
Rolling Stone Magazine
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'' describes the album as "brighter" than Her Space Holiday's previous releases, and calls the tracks "charming" and "simple".
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LAS Magazine
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'' describes the album as a "divergence from his defining brand of electro-infused indie-rock to unapologetic, cadenced pop" and calling the lyrics "sometimes playful, sometimes cringe-inducing". The magazine rated the album a 7.6 out of 10.
Webzine ''
PopMatters
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'' warns that the album is "worth hearing, just don’t expect anything life-changing", and describes Bianchi's vocals as "less-than-stellar". Still, the webzine awarded the album a 6 out of 10 rating.
Track listing
References
2008 albums
Her Space Holiday albums
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