Wednesday, June 4, 2008

I will guide you in the night.

Okay, last night, I don't know why I completely forgot to mention the album I listened to most over this past weekend. I think it was the reason I started writing last night's post! I was actually IMing Rick, telling him to download it and playing it for Erica while she got ready for Trainwreck last night. I can't believe I forgot to include it. There was one day last week where it was all over my Google Reader, but I think I heard it first via Aileen. Empires: Howl. Download it for FREE at their website!

And here's my stream of consciousness while listening to it this morning: indie rock, excellent kick-in, Say Anything (...Is a Real Boy-style), Patrick Stump, 80s, jazzy keyboards sans corniness (aka not Maroon 5 or The Cab), I'm really into the vocals, this song would be great over a montage scene in a teen drama show, Beatles, channeling The Beatles much better than Panic, NOT emo, like a pop record that manages to not be corny, sounding a little like Muse but doesn't quite reach their epic-ness (not a bad thing), non-fail piano rock.

Each song sounds slightly different, but they mesh well together (kind of like that album cover tracklisting, no?). I don't think I'm doing good job of explaining Empires' music, but hopefully I've sparked your curiosity and you'll check them out. Remember, free.

4 comments:

  1. What's funny is the third song (Modern Love) totally reminds me of early-mid 80s Rick Springfield. Crazy I know, but it does.

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  2. Ha! That's the song that evoked my "80s" in the list...haha. So true!

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  3. I couldn't have described it any better!

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  4. aileen - woot! thanks for the ref. so good :)

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