All:
A week or so ago, I was driving into the office, and I was listening to our local college station. What's funny is that I can't get this in the house, but I can get it in the car, and it's a great station.
Anyhow, the guy played a cut that was so cool, I had to sit in the car, even though I was late for work.
I called as soon as I got in, and found that it was of course a band I had never heard of called Desparecidos.
I did some research, and ordered the disc from their label Saddle Creek. I'd rather order it from them than from Amazon anyway, but it was even cheaper at their site!
Anyhow. . .Just got it today. I am 5 songs in, and I LOVE this disc.
The disc is called
Read Music / Speak Spanish. This band to me sounds like sort of a hybrid between the Cure, and the Pixies, and then even something else, which I can't put my finger on. They have lots of their own flavor, which is really cool.
The band's fronted by a guy named Conor Oberst from Omaha. Also in another band called Bright Eyes, this is his 5th album, and the first from Desparecidos. Most of the band's lyrics reflect the up and coming culture of Omaha, and cities like Omaha where they still have such a small town attitude, but are big cities. Much of his angst stems from the stifling of growth in the city, and the fact that he sees what's going on around him economically, and personally.
I really like this disc, and it sounds pretty danged good too even though I'm downstairs listening to the Sony, which still needs lots of break-in time.
Check out some of the cuts at
www.fye.com, but good grief don't pay those prices! Go to the
www.saddle-creek.com site for it if you like what you hear. Check out track 4. That's the one that made me buy the disc.
L8r,
B
