I can't wait to get my hands on
Why's third full length, Alopecia. In fact, there is not one
disc that's set to come out in 2008 that I'm more excited about hearing.
After all, the band's last effort, Elephant Eyelash, is one of my
all-time favorites, and even though it was released in 2005 I still listen
to it on a regular basis. It's just that amazingly good. Of
course, it is a bit impossible to know whether Alopecia will work the
in the same magical way, but I am encouraged by the fact that Yoni, Josiah
Wolf and Doug McDiarmid decided to go out and recruit Andrew Boder (Fog) and
Mark Erickson to beef up their sound. I'm sure their addition provided
enough reason to push the group's sound into some new and different, which
is good. March 11 can't get here soon enough. Enjoy.
:Why?
- Close To Me (Cure Cover):
The original version of this is a bouncy good time.
This cover is not. Yoni's vocal work is much more
subdued and centered around working on an atmospheric level,
which is also the same thing that can be said for the
plodding arrangement. I recommend grabbing some
headphones and taking a moment to let this fill your ears
completely. You won't regret receiving the sonic love
that will be given.
:Why?
- The Hollows:
Just so you
know, the song above isn't actually on the album.
However, I wanted you to be able to hear at least one that
is. It was already posted up once late last year, so
if you want to read my ramble on it you can do so
here.
Rubber
Traits is a great song, but this spontaneous-enthused
video somehow makes it a little better. It may even be
good enough to convince those of you who still don't own
Elephant Eyelash to run out and pick it up.
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