by Jack RabidThe folks in Phoenix's Half String talked up this trio when they were Austin, TX's shiFt (before they moved north to various universities and gave up their name because of another band called Shift). And it's easy to see why: Should would have fit perfectly into Arizona's former beautiful noise, post-dream pop scene. Even without the interestingly sedate but grasping cover of the Wedding Present's Spangle (and, on another record, 18th Dye's Merger), their sound makes it apparent that they can match the English in pairing inventive, modern guitars to lulling tunes for nighttime singing. You could see Sarah Missing appearing on a Slowdive or Mojave 3 record, what with the beautiful male\u002Ffemale cooing (from the Ostermeier brothers, Marc and … Read more