Comments on: na: akron/family, shout out louds

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:54:45 +0000

“What about Grizzly Bear if u r lookin’ out for vocal harmonies? I was blown away by all four members singin’ n’ playin’ live.”

Yes, that’s true. One song — whose name escapes me — from their 2006 disc, in particular, has really lush harmonies. Overall, Grizzly Bear doesn’t do much for me, but I was feeling that one song for a few months last year.

By: Ro

Ro — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:45:45 +0000

What about Grizzly Bear if u r lookin’ out for vocal harmonies? I was blown away by all four members singin’ n’ playin’ live.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:06:32 +0000

Whoa, I didn’t think that Joe Henry album came out until later this month! Thanks for pointing that out. Civil Twilight is a song on the upcoming Weakerthans album released by ANTI, same label Joe Henry’s on. Looks like that error is fixed.

I’m having the same issues re: Oakley Hall. Maybe I’ll give them another chance later today after listening to Civilians numerous times.

By: John

John — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:41:46 +0000

Thanks, David, for checking out my blog and noticing the mention of the value of harmony singing. Anyone who appreciates it ought to check out that new Crowded House disc, Time on Earth. Meanwhile, Joe Henry, who's absence from the above post started all of this, has put out another fantastic disc with Civilians (now correctly labeled on eMusic after debuting Tuesday morning as Civil Twilight). He eschews harmony singing, but the strength of his songs and the performances is more than enough, in this case, to forgive him.

By: thomaus

thomaus — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:15:05 +0000

See Oakley Hall live before you give up on them. When they are on–they really put on a massive show. Psychedelic country-fried seventies rock at its best. The albums so far have been just okay, but I was blown away by them when I saw them live. They’re playing again in October, so I’ll probably pick up the new album there.

(My stategy for music is eMusic buy albums from the band at a show. Works well with the budget, and with the conscience. I really wonder if bands make any money from eMusic sales. But, I guess they make more than sales from “less-than reputable source(es)”.

By: NankerPhledge

NankerPhledge — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:19:15 +0000

Also. And for those interested in the country side of things, the new Moot Davis Already Moved On which turned up today is highly recommended. Along with the new Bill Kirchen and David Ball records, this has been a good year for new soulful honky tonk for grown-ups on eMu.

By: NankerPhledge

NankerPhledge — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:09:51 +0000

Well, I like Oakley Hall. Don’t have much of a case to make though except that one thing I enjoy is the English folky sensibility they bring to the indie alt.country mix. That might be the limp part. Snippets of new one sound the equal of Gypsum Strings/Second Guessing(especially as for some reason I was not expecting it to be dl’able in my region.)

By: yancey

yancey — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:52:07 +0000

wonderful link. i am quickly realizing how right you are (and wrong i was).

By: Conscience Objector

Conscience Objector — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:41:28 +0000

FYI -- I wasn't too sold on Dirty Projector until I witnessed this. Wild, wild, wild harmonies and music. Say goodbye to the Talking Heads cues without any real rhythmic beats behind them on these performances.....

By: Conscience Objector

Conscience Objector — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:35:03 +0000

I’m having a hard time finding the Pinback on iTunes even! Wow! Boycott of digital stores? Bizarre…