A Weather - Everyday Balloons (Team Love) CD Review / Show at Union Hall on April 23rd

DOWNLOAD: A Weather - "Giant Stairs"
DOWNLOAD: A Weather - "Third of Life"

Portland, Oregon slowcore, indie-folkies A Weather released their sophomore disc Everyday Balloons last month on Team Love Records. The band is current playing shows coast to coast and are stopping at Union Hall on April 23rd. At the Union Hall show, Inlets (CD release show) and Sparrow House are sharing the bill and tickets are $10.

Everyday Balloons is an intimate and delicate record. Aaron Gerber (vocals, guitar) and Sarah Winchester (vocals, drums) combine breathy, often intertwined vocals with gauzy, lush melodies to create a sense of melancholy-tinged comfort over the course of the disc. With the subtle nature of the vocals and instrumentation, lyrical narratives of comfort, fear, vulnerability and spiritual exhaustion rise to the forefront of the consciousness.

This isn't the sort of record that you can pop on and listen to while doing other things - A Weather's subtle, yet complex, music requires careful focus to be fully appreciated. The music doesn't demand your attention but rather invites you in, if you will give it some time and attention. Everyday Balloons is the perfect disc to spend some time with during a rainy morning or a late night.

Links:
A Weather

Capgun Coup Release 'Only the Times Are Changing' Video From Maudlin (Team Love)

Omaha, NB quintet Capgun Coup released their sophomore CD Maudlin last month on Team Love Records (see Maudlin CD review).

The band just released the first video from the new disc, "Only The Times Are Changing", which was directed by Jacob Thiele (of The Faint).



Capgun Coup are currently on tour with Cursive and here are the band's upcoming shows:
Dec. 07, 2009, 8:00PM, Lenny’s, Atlanta, Georgia
Dec. 08, 2009, 8:00PM, Proud Larry’s, Oxford, Mississippi
Dec. 09, 2009, 8:00PM, The Rev Room, Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec. 10, 2009, 8:00PM, George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayettville, Arkansas
Dec. 11, 2009, 8:00PM, Mojo’s, Columbia, Missouri
Dec. 12, 2009, 6:00PM, Vaudville Mews, Des Moines, Iowa
Dec. 13, 2009, 8:00PM, Waiting Room, Omaha, Nebraska
Dec. 27, 2009, 8:00PM, Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, Nebraska

Links:
Capgun Coup's MySpace Profile

Capgun Coup - Maudlin CD Review (Team Love Records)

DOWNLOAD: Capgun Coup - "Sitting on the Sidewalk" (MP3)

Capgun Coup’s sophomore release Maudlin (Team Love) is a near perfect slice of lo-fi garage rock that owes an equal debt to both late 60’s era Bob Dylan and The Modern Lovers.

The band’s music is raw and energetic and, over the course of this new disc, skips across styles and genres seamlessly. Musical styles range from the languid, ‘Pavement-ish’ “Farnam Street” to the indie-pop melodic harmonies of “Pretty City” to the raw garage-punk of “Bad Bands”. Capgun Coup has built a strong reputation a high-energy live act and all of the songs on this new disc should translate well to the live stage.

Going back to the Jonathan Richman/Bob Dylan reference earlier, vocalist Sam Martin can certainly turn a lyrical phrase. He isn’t exactly the most politically correct with songs like “Wish I Was A Fag” and “Bad Bands” but these aren’t Fear-style lyrics here. The band is rather reflecting on reflecting on the current state of society. Songs like “Sitting On The Sidewalk” and “Now That I’m Home” are essentially updated takes on the Dead Boys “Ain’t Nothing To Do” and The Ramones “Now I Want To Sniff Some Glue”.

Maudlin is compelling album that has been growing on me with each repeated listen.

Capgun Coup is out on tour with Cursive starting at the end of the month. Here is the upcoming tour dates:

NOV. 24 -- LAWRENCE, KS, BOTTLENECK
NOV. 25 -- SPRINGFIELD, MO, OUTLAND BALLROOM
NOV. 27 -- DENTON, TX, HAILEY'S
NOV. 28 -- AUSTIN, TX, MOHAWK
NOV. 29 -- MCALLEN, TX, CINE EL REY
DEC. 01 -- BATON ROUGE, LA, SPANISH MOON
DEC. 02 -- NEW ORLEANS, LA, ONE EYED JACKS
DEC. 03 -- MOBILE, AL, ALABAMA MUSIC BOX
DEC. 04 -- PENSACOLA, FL, SLUGGO'S
DEC. 05 -- ORLANDO, FL, THE SOCIAL
DEC. 06 -- GAINESVILLE, FL, COMMON GROUNDS
DEC. 07 -- ATLANTA, GA, LENNY'S
DEC. 08 -- OXFORD, MS, PROUD LARRY'S
DEC. 09 -- LITTLE ROCK, AR, THE REV ROOM
DEC. 10 -- FAYETTEVILLE, AR, GEORGE'S MAJESTIC LOUNGE
DEC. 11 -- COLUMBIA, MO, MOJO'S
DEC. 13 -- OMAHA, NE, WAITING ROOM

Links:
Capgun Coup's MySpace Profile

Capgun Coup Release New Single "Bad Bands" from Forthcoming Disc

DOWNLOAD: Capgun Coup - "Bad Bands" (from Maudlin - out Nov. 3rd)

Omaha, NB indie-pop/punk band Capgun Coup are releasing their sophomore disc Maudlin on November 3rd on Team Love (home to Jenny Lewis, The Felice Brothers, etc.)

This disc is the follow-up to the band's 2007 debut, Brought to You by Nebraskafish, and its described as "a satiric commentary on the state of contemporary life, as well as a sonic homage to Capgun Coup’s reputed, dynamic live shows".

Team Love is currently taking pre-orders for the LP and CD.

Capgun Coup is on tour with Cursive starting next month and here are the upcoming tour dates:
11.24.09 -- Lawrence, KS, Bottleneck
11.25.09 -- Springfield, MO, Outland Ballroom
11.27.09 -- Denton, TX, Hailey’s
11.28.09 -- Austin, TX, Mohawk
11.29.09 -- McAllen, TX, Cine El Ray
12.01.09 -- Baton Rouge, LA, Spanish Moon
12.02.09 -- New Orleans, LA, One Eye Jacks
12.03.09 -- Mobile, AL, Alabama Music Box
12.04.09 -- Pensacola, FL, Sluggos
12.05.09 -- Orlando, FL, The Social

Links:
Capgun Coup's MySpace Profile