They're all good albums but I think they really hit their mark on their second and third albums. As I mentioned previously, I rank Mighty Joe Moon as one of the best albums ever. If you've never listened to these guys, start there. Or, you can check out this handy Spotify playlist I made!
Up next: The Everybodyfields.
Your overview of Grant Lee Buffalo records made me want to relisten to these albums as well (which I admit I overlooked a bit).
To me all their albums are great but I have a bit of a different ranking:
1. Copperopolis with two highlights: Arousing Thunder and Bethlehem Steel
2. Fuzzy: I guess I rank this one higher because it's the first album I bought of them so this would be the one I listened to the most in my youth and with three highlights: Jupiter and Teardrop, Fuzzy and Grace
3. Mighty Joe Moon which I suppose is ranked a bit lower because there's no outstanding tracks (but of course all of them are at least good as well).
4. Jubilee with APB as the highlight.
I hope with you that with these posts more people will discover this great band.
And I must admit I've never heard of Everybodyfields...
2. The Everybodyfields (Johnson City, Tennessee, 2004-2009)
Another short lived group with all of three studio albums:
Halfway There: Electricity and the South (2004)
Plague of Dreams (2005)
Nothing is Okay (2007)
Their final album is their highest ranked album, coming in at 363 for the year. It's also the only album that appears on charts other than my own. None of their albums are in the top 1,000 overall. _________________ Currently enjoying Tenkiller by Marie/Lepanto and Songs of Praise by Shame.
I discovered them with the release of their amazing final album, after which they promptly split up. Even though I own this album and its followup, I definitely have not given them the attention that I gave to the final record.
This is a strong debut. Sam Quinn, one of the songwriters and vocalists, won a contest on the strength of the song "T.V.A." He has an unusual voice, which works in the context of the Americana/indie folk sound they're going for. The other vocalist and songwriter, Jill Andrews, is the one with a conventional "good" voice, so I tend to gravitate towards her tracks more than his. But where they're really magical is on tracks where they sing together. It's a strange mix but it works for me.
Link _________________ Currently enjoying Tenkiller by Marie/Lepanto and Songs of Praise by Shame.
I will definitely have to come back to this one as I could see it becoming a favorite. It feels more like a band that's found its sound, whereas the debut was a band that just sounded folksy (albeit good). Everything mixes together really well here. Just see the live performance in the linked video to see what I mean.
There's also a notable jump in songwriting skill from Jill Andrews who claims all the real high points on this record. It's funny to think of this as capturing the work of a developing writer. For their next album, she will write what I consider their best song and easily one of my favorite sad songs of all time. And on this album, I can totally hear her working towards that.
Link _________________ Currently enjoying Tenkiller by Marie/Lepanto and Songs of Praise by Shame.
This is the wonderful, inevitable culmination of the work that precedes it. It's such a beautiful record, filled with heart-wrenching lyrics. It's dark and melancholy, with strong melodies and harmonies. Jill Andrews completely overshadows Sam Quinn, especially on Wasted Time, their best song.
They broke up after this album and Sam Quinn basically disappeared back into the Knoxville music scene. But Andrews has gone on to have a relatively successful solo career. She also has a new project coming out called Hush Kids, which I am very excited about. It's another partnership with a male singer-songwriter.
For whatever reason, this particular partnership didn't work out. But they did put out one perfect album before they called it quits. It makes me sad that it will go unheard by most people. _________________ Currently enjoying Tenkiller by Marie/Lepanto and Songs of Praise by Shame.
All these albums are worth checking out but their third and final record is the killer. If you want to check them out (and I hope more people will), here's a Spotify playlist.
Up next: Coheed and Cambria _________________ Currently enjoying Tenkiller by Marie/Lepanto and Songs of Praise by Shame.
They're all good albums but I think they really hit their mark on their second and third albums. As I mentioned previously, I rank Mighty Joe Moon as one of the best albums ever. If you've never listened to these guys, start there. Or, you can check out this handy Spotify playlist I made!
Up next: The Everybodyfields.
Your overview of Grant Lee Buffalo records made me want to relisten to these albums as well (which I admit I overlooked a bit).
To me all their albums are great but I have a bit of a different ranking:
1. Copperopolis with two highlights: Arousing Thunder and Bethlehem Steel
2. Fuzzy: I guess I rank this one higher because it's the first album I bought of them so this would be the one I listened to the most in my youth and with three highlights: Jupiter and Teardrop, Fuzzy and Grace
3. Mighty Joe Moon which I suppose is ranked a bit lower because there's no outstanding tracks (but of course all of them are at least good as well).
4. Jubilee with APB as the highlight.
I hope with you that with these posts more people will discover this great band.
And I must admit I've never heard of Everybodyfields...
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