Deep Elm, 2010
The follow up to their debut full length Bad News From The Bar, The Connection gives us six tracks of warm emotional rock with a strong pop sensibility and plenty of bright-eyed drive. Singer Mike Getches has a likeable Postal Service / Weakerthans aspect to his delivery, and I can only see it and his lyrics growing in stature over future releases. Ideal summer listening.
Tags: Emo, Pop-rock, Ride Your Bike, The Early November, The Get Up Kids, The Postal Service
Posted by Matt Bone, July 6th, 2010
Self-released, 2009
Somewhere between Sufjan Stevens (especially Illinois) and The Postal Service, this debut comprises some suitably lovely electro-folkpop. Synths and banjo embrace like old friends in a sound that’s always uplifting, be it sad and dreamy (“Broken Horse”) or sweet and catchy (“Hannah”). Weathervanes will get a deserved re-release on Frenchkiss/Mom & Pop Records in Spring 2010.
Tags: Electro, Emo, Folk, Freelance Whales, Pop, Sufjan Stevens, The Postal Service
Posted by Matt Bone, January 11th, 2010
