I had never heard of this band, but read a few glowing reviews of this new one - it is very good. (I see they've only been mentioned twice before on ILM, on a few 2019 best-of lists.)
Can't pin down what exactly their sound reminds me of (and I'm usually "good at that"). There's maybe something "80s" in the clear, reverb-y guitar, and throwback-y song styles... like they could have been on the "poppier" side of the SST catalog (with The Leaving Trains, etc.).
― Your dream has symbolic content (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 22:01 (three years ago) link
Or maybe a K Records kind of vibe, like Beat Happening.
― Your dream has symbolic content (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 22:06 (three years ago) link
took a minute to get my brain working but I realized I saw them open a show a while back. They were fun, and definitely had a bit of Beat Happening going on to my ears too.
― whitehallunity, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 22:22 (three years ago) link
I was the source of those 2019 mentions. Glad this album is getting noticed.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 22:24 (three years ago) link
second tier oddball SST bands?sir, you have my attention
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 23 July 2020 00:49 (three years ago) link
well, don't hold me to that if you're disappointed (lol).
― Your dream has symbolic content (morrisp), Thursday, 23 July 2020 01:03 (three years ago) link
On one level, I guess the guitar reminds me of nothing more exotic than Real Estate. I like this more, though!
― Your dream has symbolic content (morrisp), Thursday, 23 July 2020 23:31 (three years ago) link