vendredi 21 Jul 2006, 9h52m
New Favorite Band:
Dr. Dog, most weirdly talented band ever. I got their album Toothbrush in the mail about a week ago, and I ordered Easy Beat but haven't gotten it yet.
I was more familiar with Easy Beat and the sound in Toothbrush is stylistically different, more folk with almost a bluegrass feel in a couple of songs, like County Line and How Dare.
Easy Beat to me is more reminiscent of mid-to-late Beatles, full of harmonies and circus sounds. Other than that, I couldn't really make a band comparison.
All of their recordings that I've heard are low-fi in an endearing way, for instance strings by musicians who are either not string players by trade, or just aren't very good, but I have a picky ear and I still like the sound.
Don't get me wrong though, the songwriting isn't simple at all, and usually pretty sophisticated, which is what hooked me. You are certainly not hearing the same pop chord progressions over and over again. The musicality takes you by surprise.
Engaging lyrics, too.
Furthermore, I'm seeing them in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre on September 29th, which will be my first time seeing them live. I hear you can't see them live without getting hooked. I'm hooked already, of course, but that's exciting news.
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