March 25, 2010

Orchard Thief


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So I found out one day last week that Vacation Dad is touring the east coast this summer with Farms, Bad Tanya, and Orchard Thief. I think it's clear from what I'm posting right now that I'm really glad I looked up that last one. This album is darker than you'd expect of something that is the perfect thing to listen to on a summer day that's hot enough for your back to get stuck to your t-shirt but breezy enough to toss your hair into knots. Think of a minimal version of Real Estate, but moodier, like Crystal Stilts; and then take out the lo-fi fuzz, leaving just reverb and delay and open space; then strip the drum kit down to a few floor toms, a snare, and the occasional shaker, to keep the beats tribal. Add in a pinch of early Appleseed Cast and Sharks Keep Moving, and you're getting kinda close, but you still haven't listened yet. And you must.

You'd be missing out if you didn't also get the two songs No Conclusion posted a few days ago. They're gonna be on an upcoming split with Pawlic (performing under the name Glass Buds), and they're both really killer.

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3 comments:

eli said...

hey man, noticed you been throwin this name around a few times and thought you'd enjoy the new flylo...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZHIXJYQB

eli said...

damn i didn't know there was a fake leak, i think it is, my bad man. i'm kinda glad though, i was disappointed with this haha

Anonymous said...

this description sounds really well especially the references to RE and AC
gonna check this out