Comments on: na: yeasayer, jsbx, vampire weekend

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:46:40 +0000

The Jon Spenser cover is a nice takeoff on the Back from the Grave LPs.

By: yancey

yancey — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:37:20 +0000

hahaha. and perhaps i am an idiot!

By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:25:19 +0000

Perhaps the reason the new JSBX sounds so awesome is that… it’s actually (mostly) a collection of 7″-only releases from the early ’90s?…

By: yancey

yancey — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:24:40 +0000

thx for the correction ben. fixed in the post.

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:08:17 +0000

Sorry for being so (a) longwinded and (b) inarticulate!

“Armchair critic syndrome,” I guess.

By: BenA

BenA — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:07:15 +0000

What about Tullycraft?!?

Also, the Comedian Harmonists were popular during the Weimar period. They were quickly banned during the Third Reich era (precisely because they had three Jewish members).

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:02:47 +0000

LOL. Happy to. AMO1 updates 70s prog with modern indie rock sensibilities, in the process sounding mostly like a Balearic Fleetwood Mac. The songs are unhurried, dreamy anthems; smooth guitars, bouncing basslines and 80s rock vocals/harmonies create a dizzying, swirling song structure. Also, the songs really groove, in a way that a lot of indie rock doesn’t. I suspect the fellow that wrote that article in the New Yorker lamenting the lack of “Black Music” in indie rock would approve of AMO1.

Virtually all the songs are compelling, but standouts — for me, anyway — are “Ride,” “Innocent Line” (which is a bit too new age-y and/or Christian Rock-y for some people, but whatever), and “Brown Piano.” One of the best, most satisfying discs of the year. Totally worth your downloads.