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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
 

 

I doubt many of you remember, but in the first month that this blog existed I mentioned a label by the name of Exumbrella Records.  I also briefly spoke of a little defunct experimental rock band called the Tremula, who at one point before they broke up and went their separate ways had me convinced that they were going to really make a name for themselves.  Clearly, that didn't happen, but one of the members, Will Sartain, stuck in the music scene and is now one-third of a brand new project titled The Future Of The Ghost.  His new work is definitely not as wild and adventurous as what was done with the Tremula, but it is a very nice take on punk-infused indie rock.  Freak Out is the name of the trio's debut, so pick it up if you like what you hear below.  Enjoy.

:The Future Of The Ghost - Freak Out:  I'm not sure it gets much more swift than this.  Will is on top of his game as far as vocals go, and the arrangement can only be described as relentless.  Fortunately, even with the onslaught of things that the trio throws at you there is never a moment where details and crafty songwriting get lost in the shuffle.  For example, the alarm-esque clashing of instruments that follows the line of "two men holding hands walking down the street in a small town in Texas creates a fucking panic."  Nicely done.

:The Future Of The Ghost - It Goes Down "I stared at your face/Trying to figure out the fabric of life."  If I didn't know any better I would say that this is some sort of unreleased Pavement track.  The songwriting is littered with quips and witty one-liners, and the music carries the very same effortless charm that Malkmus and Co. had for so long.  It's really like I mentioned last week with Nada Surf, if you can't be original then at least do whatever it is that you're doing really well.  I'd say Will and his friends understand that well enough.

BTW, does anyone still have Episode 32 of the podcast laying around?  I somehow managed to delete that one episode when I reset my computer this weekend and I would really love to get it back.  Please help if you can!  I'll love you forever.

- John Laird -



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