NATE & JESSE

My interst for guitar tone is clean, clear, and full. A lot of melody..Straightforward melody like in " Once Upon A Time." I feel like jesse could add so much interesting texture and nate could add so much meat to it on piano. I have been listening to a lot of Bat For Lashes. www.batforlashes.com There is a song on their site entitled " What's a girl to do." I love the sound of the drums ! I love the guitar and the keywork . I have been listening to them as well as radiohead, rolling stones, pretenders, the temptations, moody blues, and simon and garfunkel and pink floyd.
What would you guys think of approaching " Once Upon A Time" with a mix that is similar to the approach on " What's A girl to do" except for maybe having the piano and th guitar louder in the mix. Perhaps a little bolder. There is a band from New York called " The Grizzly Bears " that have incorporated a 50's era drum sound with modern/sentimental guitar work . I recently saw a Doo Wap concert with the " Duke of Earl' and " Chantells" and other various era artists. In my mind there is something compelling about that pop sound. The reason I like Bat For Lashes and the Grizzly Bears so much is because of ther incorporation of modern alternative with retro ballad ?

Micah