Snowmine impressed us at our flagship CMJ show at Pianos, where they opened for Caveman and The Stepkids. The band yesterday released a new track (available for streaming here) which they wrote and recorded in less than 48 hours. "Curfews" features a sound that's dreamier than most of this band's repertoire, enjoy it and don't miss their next live performances at The Loft (Hoboken) on 11.18 and Cake Shop on 12.08. The band also premiered a new interesting video about their "found object" approach to recording here.
Don't even betohr trying to talk to unpatriotic wing nuts like the guy who posted this blog. They love corporations and hate America, and have been duped into participating in their own demise. The Koch brothers are laughing all the way to the bank and they play on their paranoia. These people are so busy with their "Tea Party" nonsense they don't even realize that the reason that average citizens and the government that is supposed to provide a basic infrastructure for our society are broke is because the Wall Street and corporate fat cats have all the money. Talk about "redistribution of wealth"...it all goes to the richest of the rich every time these so-called "conservatives" get a chance. They're an embarrassment to real conservatives. I want government to stay out of my business and I want corporations to stay out of it, too...and I'm not about to give up my rights to give corporations, or the puppets they elect, more power. No clue why these folks think corporations are any better than the government, or why they think having corporate lackeys in government is so great.
We've always been big fans of Luke Temple, and it's good to see that, together with the Here We Go Magic crew, the man is keeping at it with increasingly beautiful records and videos. The band's new album "A Different Ship" (stream it here) will be out on May 8, and betrays at least a partial return to Luke Temple's more intimate and melodic sound from his solo repertoire - in this regard, lend a ear to "Hard to Be Close," "Alone but Moving" and "Over the Ocean". This is welcome news for fans like us who always thought that in most HWGM material Luke's noteworthy songwriting skills seemed a little sacrificed on the altar of textural experimentation. This doesn't mean that the band's signature hypnotic, impressionistic sound is lost - it's just that these two elements work together better than they did in past records, and this is what makes this album one of the NYC highlights of the year so far. Indeed, this collection also features songs more in line with the band's past releases ("Make Up your Mind", "I Believe in Action"), which follow on the steps of brainy-pop icons like Brian Eno and The Feelies, but there's definitely a balance here, also betrayed by the almost perfect alternation of melodic songs and less traditional ones.The just released video of "How Do I Know," telling the story of a rejected dancing robot that ends up revitalizing an older man's appreciation for life, seems to reflect on this brain/heart, mechanic/organic dichotomies and somehow bring them to unity. - PDG
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