SONG OF THE DAY [#275]

'torn blue foam couch' | grand archives

sorry i've been a bit sporadic on the posts of late. i started a new job two weeks ago and i've been sick every single day since. i spent the weekend in bed, but i'm feeling a bit better today, so on with the music.

here's some great stuff for you today. from one of the guys who brought you band of horses comes grand archives. i dunno about you, but that conjures of visions of the dewey decimal system. is there anyone under the age of 25 who even knows what the dewey decimal system is? man, i feel like an old fart. i wanted to post my favorite song from the album, 'sleepdriving,' but it was too big to upload. that song alone is worth the price of admission, so seek it out.

anyway, this is some good dag right here, friends. to me it sounds like what mojave 3 would've sounded like had neal halstead been born in the flannel-land instead of gloomy england. the overseer of the grand archives, mat brooke, knows his way around a sunny, heartwarming, and snappy melody. the three of you who regularly read this blog know i love me a good melody, so, you know, this is good news. i also really like that there's a real lack of pretense in brooke's songs. sure, they use some unusual instruments, but they never sound like they're used so they can say, 'i really like the way the hurdy gurdy sounds on that track.' heck, i don't even know if they use a hurdy gurdy in any of their songs or not, but if they do it's because it belongs, not to score points with the elitist snobs. it's all organic and real. what a treat. i'm sure seth cohen would have approved whole-heartedly.

the grand archives are on tour now, so check your local listings. their self-titled debut dropped via subpop february 18. go buy it.

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