Post by The Andy Duke on Feb 13, 2009 19:38:51 GMT -8
Its "Tain" btw, not Train. Its a short EP, but is one long song(about 15 minutes). Its one of their more artsy epics. I like it a lot.
Crane Wife is a peculiar album. When I first listened to it, I straight up hated it, even though I was a big fan of the band at the time. About a month later, I relistened to it, and started to like it. It grows on me with each listen. "The Perfect Crime #2", "O, Valencia", "The Crane Wife 1+2" and "Sons and Daughters" are my favorite tracks. You should hunt down the bonus tracks. They're all pretty quality.
Her Majesty the Decemberists is pretty good. Its pretty early stuff, and their song style has changed and matured since then. "Billy Liar", "The Chimbley Sweep", and "Red Right Ankle" are my favorites.
C+C is another early album. Out of their full albums, its my least favorite(not that I don't like it, but its just not as good as their others). Grace Cathedral Hill is my favorite song off of it.
If you like some of those albums(especially HMtD), I'd hunt down Picaresque. Its the album that came out right before The Crane Wife. Its kinda poppy, but pretty folky as well. Flows incredibly, and not a weak track on it. Also, the 5 songs EP is pretty nice. Their new EPs (the "Always the Bridesmaid" series) is really good, IMO. Those are up on Itunes.
As far as what they'll play, I can only assume it'll be a lot of newer stuff, since they have an album(The Hazards of Love) coming out March 24th. You can download a song(The Rake's Song) off their official website for a limited time. Its pretty good.
Crane Wife is a peculiar album. When I first listened to it, I straight up hated it, even though I was a big fan of the band at the time. About a month later, I relistened to it, and started to like it. It grows on me with each listen. "The Perfect Crime #2", "O, Valencia", "The Crane Wife 1+2" and "Sons and Daughters" are my favorite tracks. You should hunt down the bonus tracks. They're all pretty quality.
Her Majesty the Decemberists is pretty good. Its pretty early stuff, and their song style has changed and matured since then. "Billy Liar", "The Chimbley Sweep", and "Red Right Ankle" are my favorites.
C+C is another early album. Out of their full albums, its my least favorite(not that I don't like it, but its just not as good as their others). Grace Cathedral Hill is my favorite song off of it.
If you like some of those albums(especially HMtD), I'd hunt down Picaresque. Its the album that came out right before The Crane Wife. Its kinda poppy, but pretty folky as well. Flows incredibly, and not a weak track on it. Also, the 5 songs EP is pretty nice. Their new EPs (the "Always the Bridesmaid" series) is really good, IMO. Those are up on Itunes.
As far as what they'll play, I can only assume it'll be a lot of newer stuff, since they have an album(The Hazards of Love) coming out March 24th. You can download a song(The Rake's Song) off their official website for a limited time. Its pretty good.