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The Earlies
Take sleepy, sweet Grandaddy-esque vocals mixed with a heavenly chorus of voices floating in space. Let those voices gallavant with the likes of Spiritualized, Air, and the Flaming Lips, while still bouncing around classical pop song structures as done by the Beatles. That's the Earlies. I'm a sucker for lush and clever instrumentation done as orchestral bombast, especially by a band that's half-British and half-Texan. Rumor has it that the majority of the songs These Were the Earlies was constructed by sending music files back and forth online across the Atlantic Ocean. (Now that's what I call transatlanticism, Mr. Gibbard.)
The Earlies concoct a dreamy yet quirky blend of electronica, classic rock, prog, and psychedelia; close neighbors of the Beta band, The Earlies make electro-pop with beats galore poured over wispy folk, fighting with a bellicose army of brass instruments, and a few deranged free jazz lovers. On tour, they morph into a collective 11 members strong, in an effort to retain the awe-inspiring majesty of traditional rock matched with electronic tweaks creating a giant, sweeping landscape of sheer bliss.
The Earlies - 25 Easy Pieces
The Earlies - Wayward Song
The Earlies - One of Us Is Dead
The Earlies - Morning Wonder
The Earlies' official site. Buy These Were the Earlies from Amazon and iTunes Music Store.
Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 02.24.05 at 2:29 PM
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