Comme c'est Noël, le peu de temps libre entre la deuxième saison de Twin Peaks et les bûches chocolat/vanille douze personnes, je le passe avec mes nouveaux zamis. Donc on va faire bref et même pas paraphraser, juste copier slash coller. Hop
Le groupe :
Chris Donlon: Vocals, Guitar, Clarinet, Organ, Irish Whistle, Kazoo, Computer
Mollie Hagar: Drums, Vocals
Kate Mclean: Vocals
Leur bio :
Chris Donlon and Mollie Hagar met while attending the University of Santa Cruz, CA in 2000. They were friends first and formed a band in 2001, with Chris as the principal songwriter / guitarist and Mollie on drums. Their friend Kate Mclean contributed backing vocals to The Palm Tree, released in January 2007, and officially joined the band soon after. Before The Palm Tree they recorded a hand-made CD-R called (take to the skies) (2004).
Leurs influences :
The Velvet Underground, Of Montreal, The Microphones, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, The Blue Album and Pinkerton, Wire, Beat Happening, Nar, Elliot Smith, David Bowie, Jonathan Richman, The Modern Lovers, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pavement, Sparklehorse
Some Press Quotes :
This album is nothing to mythologize, this is a record to listen to repeatedly, and to admire until you adore, and to burn into the hippocampus because of (not despite) all its strange, wonky, sometimes grating and (yes) twee moments.
-Cokemachineglow.com
They make some of the most fantastic lo-fi twee I've ever heard. Imagine a cuter, cleaner Jesus and Mary Chain with a grungier feel (maybe the Swirlies) and a stop-start formula that I simply can't compare to the Unicorns. While this stuff is terribly sad, it really wrings your heart in all its genuineness, truth, honesty, and sincerity . . . Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet ... never let these two go.
-bibabidi.net
The Palm Tree is a perfect 44 minutes of lo-fi pop
-The Fire Note
There are so many amazing tracks on this record – the instant catchiness of Mice Eyes, the clap along bounce of Waltz are two - but the fragmented, quirky nature of each song makes every song enjoyable and worth while.
-Hero Hill
I also find myself thinking when listening to their newest album, The Palm Tree, how is it I have not heard of them before? Do yourself a favour and aquaint yourself with them now before everyone else is in on the secret too.
-the sky was candy
If you’re looking for something beautiful, obscure, and well-worth your time, then my friend this is the winner for the week.
-Sound the Sirens
Chris and Mollie are definitely marching to their own strange drumbeat, and there is an addictive charm to their style. When they sing together they can induce feverish daydreams of a Mates of State on (or off) anti-depressants. When Donlon goes at it alone, his whispery vocals recall the glum of Elliot Smith. And when they get the haphazard music moving they can bring to mind Architecture in Helsinki minus a dozen or so members.
-Lost at Sea
Sure the sound is kinda lo-fi. But that’s not a bad thing and doesn’t disguise the big ideas at the heart of the songs. Transforming primitive and basic sounds into original songs. Somehow combining heart break with uplifting joy. Simplicity with imagination. Noises float in and swirl around. There’s twee bits, folk bits, quiet bits and slightly louder bits. And they all come together to form a wonderful whole that sounds like they’re having the most tremendous fun imaginable.
-to die by your side
My descent into indie-asshole-elitism is now complete: bought a record straight from an unsigned band and have the gall to declare it one of the best of the year so far.
-esoteria/exoteric
Chris and Mollie know how to wake you up just when everything in your mind’s still weird. Give me a Southern California morning with some funky blinds to mess with the light and I promise I will spend the whole day listening to The Palm Tree.
-The Wig Fits All Heads
Even better, the material here still stands up months later: the title track and “Waltz” house indelible hooks, “Transition Trade” is a bloody hearted jaunt, those opening drums on “Gravity” still sort of blow my mind wide open. And, hell, the thing’s a concept album. Much love.
-Cokemachineglow.com 2007 Halfstravaganza!
Que du bon, quoi. Le son maintenant :
Chris and Mollie - Catch A Breeze
Chris and Mollie - Head In A Basket
Chris and Mollie - House of the Sweet Escape
Description de la chanson par le groupe : a combination of Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" and Radiohead's "House of Cards" as a duet between Chris and Kate.
Chris and Mollie - Mice Eyes
Chris and Mollie - Slow Sunrise
Chris and Mollie - Sore Eyes
Chris and Mollie - The First Step
Chris and Mollie - Transition Trade
Chris and Mollie - Waltz
Un travail à la chaîne, on traîne pas ! Hop hop
Le groupe :
Chris Donlon: Vocals, Guitar, Clarinet, Organ, Irish Whistle, Kazoo, Computer
Mollie Hagar: Drums, Vocals
Kate Mclean: Vocals
Leur bio :
Chris Donlon and Mollie Hagar met while attending the University of Santa Cruz, CA in 2000. They were friends first and formed a band in 2001, with Chris as the principal songwriter / guitarist and Mollie on drums. Their friend Kate Mclean contributed backing vocals to The Palm Tree, released in January 2007, and officially joined the band soon after. Before The Palm Tree they recorded a hand-made CD-R called (take to the skies) (2004).
Leurs influences :
The Velvet Underground, Of Montreal, The Microphones, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, The Blue Album and Pinkerton, Wire, Beat Happening, Nar, Elliot Smith, David Bowie, Jonathan Richman, The Modern Lovers, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pavement, Sparklehorse
Some Press Quotes :
This album is nothing to mythologize, this is a record to listen to repeatedly, and to admire until you adore, and to burn into the hippocampus because of (not despite) all its strange, wonky, sometimes grating and (yes) twee moments.
-Cokemachineglow.com
They make some of the most fantastic lo-fi twee I've ever heard. Imagine a cuter, cleaner Jesus and Mary Chain with a grungier feel (maybe the Swirlies) and a stop-start formula that I simply can't compare to the Unicorns. While this stuff is terribly sad, it really wrings your heart in all its genuineness, truth, honesty, and sincerity . . . Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet ... never let these two go.
-bibabidi.net
The Palm Tree is a perfect 44 minutes of lo-fi pop
-The Fire Note
There are so many amazing tracks on this record – the instant catchiness of Mice Eyes, the clap along bounce of Waltz are two - but the fragmented, quirky nature of each song makes every song enjoyable and worth while.
-Hero Hill
I also find myself thinking when listening to their newest album, The Palm Tree, how is it I have not heard of them before? Do yourself a favour and aquaint yourself with them now before everyone else is in on the secret too.
-the sky was candy
If you’re looking for something beautiful, obscure, and well-worth your time, then my friend this is the winner for the week.
-Sound the Sirens
Chris and Mollie are definitely marching to their own strange drumbeat, and there is an addictive charm to their style. When they sing together they can induce feverish daydreams of a Mates of State on (or off) anti-depressants. When Donlon goes at it alone, his whispery vocals recall the glum of Elliot Smith. And when they get the haphazard music moving they can bring to mind Architecture in Helsinki minus a dozen or so members.
-Lost at Sea
Sure the sound is kinda lo-fi. But that’s not a bad thing and doesn’t disguise the big ideas at the heart of the songs. Transforming primitive and basic sounds into original songs. Somehow combining heart break with uplifting joy. Simplicity with imagination. Noises float in and swirl around. There’s twee bits, folk bits, quiet bits and slightly louder bits. And they all come together to form a wonderful whole that sounds like they’re having the most tremendous fun imaginable.
-to die by your side
My descent into indie-asshole-elitism is now complete: bought a record straight from an unsigned band and have the gall to declare it one of the best of the year so far.
-esoteria/exoteric
Chris and Mollie know how to wake you up just when everything in your mind’s still weird. Give me a Southern California morning with some funky blinds to mess with the light and I promise I will spend the whole day listening to The Palm Tree.
-The Wig Fits All Heads
Even better, the material here still stands up months later: the title track and “Waltz” house indelible hooks, “Transition Trade” is a bloody hearted jaunt, those opening drums on “Gravity” still sort of blow my mind wide open. And, hell, the thing’s a concept album. Much love.
-Cokemachineglow.com 2007 Halfstravaganza!
Que du bon, quoi. Le son maintenant :
Chris and Mollie - Catch A Breeze
Chris and Mollie - Head In A Basket
Chris and Mollie - House of the Sweet Escape
Description de la chanson par le groupe : a combination of Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" and Radiohead's "House of Cards" as a duet between Chris and Kate.
Chris and Mollie - Mice Eyes
Chris and Mollie - Slow Sunrise
Chris and Mollie - Sore Eyes
Chris and Mollie - The First Step
Chris and Mollie - Transition Trade
Chris and Mollie - Waltz
Un travail à la chaîne, on traîne pas ! Hop hop
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