Just when I thought I was on
the triumphant verge of being able to hold an actual Cotton Jones Basket
Ride full length in my hands, Michael Nau (of Page France fame) runs off and
decides to push back the release date in favor of a couple of EPs. I
suppose there really isn't anything overly terrible about that (as long as
the LP, Paranoid Cocoon manages to find its way onto store shelves at
some point in the future), but it had been a disc I was really looking
forward to. At any rate, the first EP, The Archery, was made
available yesterday and the other, which is currently untitled, will be out
sometime later this year. Each run is pretty limited, so if you like
what you hear then I very much recommend snatching up the EPs over at Quite
Scientific while you can. Enjoy.
:The
Cotton Jones Basket Ride - Midnight Monday And A Telescope:
As you should of come to expect (especially if you've read
my other posts on the band), this is nothing like Page
France. Actually, it doesn't even sound all that much
like the other songs I've shared. This arrangement
feels as if it was taken straight out of some flick from the
70s and Michael's vocal work makes me think of the kind of
sultry sounds that would normally be found in a dark,
smoke-filled bar somewhere. It's honestly a slight
strange and partly psychedelic approach that I never saw
coming. Fortunately, I think it's fantastic.
Good luck trying to not have this on repeat for the next
week.
Here's an
interview and some footage of the band playing.
I think the questions being asked are pretty boring, so you
may want to consider skipping ahead until you get to Michael
Nau and Co. performing.
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