don’t sleep: aveo
So a whole bunch of Barsuk titles dropped today, but I fear that lost amongst the John Vanderslice and Mates of State will go one of my all-time favorite Barsuk releases, Aveo’s Battery. I’m probably going to work up a proper review of this sometime soon, but I strongly encourage you to check this album out. It was released four years ago and sank without a sound, which was a crime. It’s got Britpop tendencies to be sure — you can hear bits of the Smiths and the Housemartins and maybe even James — but it’s also got that American indie rock ache — I can see fans of the National and Shearwater and My Teenage Stride being into this. So since downloads are at a premium, some suggested tracks: “Newton and Galileo,” “Haley,” “Desert and the Great Divorce,” (which I’m pretty sure cops the guitar line from the Cure’s “Lovesong”) and “Dust that Dreams of Brooms.”
Am I the only emusic lover that just doesn’t get the National or Teenage Stride? It actually makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong, like I SHOULD like them, but they just don’t resonate with me.
Makes me feel like Amishi with Ivers (also don’t get him).
No Sara, I’m really not a fan of the National either. You’re not doing anything wrong - well - if you are we’re in it together.
With The National: I can totally understand why people might not like them, but something about those songs just really resonates with me.
One minor note about the Aveo: I’m not such a big fan of the song “The Idiot on the Bike.” Everything else, tho, I stand by.