the spires.

"instead of aping a trend, they’ve absorbed their influences..."
this, so aptly put by the folks at music for kids who can't read good, is pretty much exactly what i thought when i first heard the spires' "orange yellow". it's not that you can't hear exactly who they spent their formative years listening to, it's just that they're doing a good enough job that you don't necessarily feel like being snarky and pointing it out right away.  (though the byrds/association vibe of some parts of "tam" i have to applaud because i like it so very much)

anyway, i'm going to go check them out live when they play the knockout on 9/10. i bet there is lots to be revealed. until then, hear more here.


[mp3 via mfkwcrg/photo by elliot glass via the band]