Word: bandness
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...Stars Like watching a child learn how to ride a bike, fans watch their favorite indie band move to major label with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation. Will they—God forbid—be corrupted by the big leagues...
...mirrored by the penultimate song, “The Crane Wife 1 & 2,” the first two parts of the suite concluded by the opening song. With a restrained sound, “The Crane Wife” gradually builds from acoustic strumming to full band crescendo. The story itself is, like most on the album, a tragic saga about kindness, greed, and misfortune...
...that said, if these arcane stories feel slightly repetitive, it is only because of Meloy’s previous success—no other band comes remotely close to his tragic sketches and roguish tales. Although one can imagine Capitol Record’s hand behind radio-perfect songs like “O Valencia!” or the disco-beat of “Perfect Crime #2,” by and large the Decemberists newfound musical depth naturally fits Meloy’s sublime stories...
...Rob’s problems to “an elephant that won’t leave the room.” These songs will fall flat for both fans of Rob’s style of music and those who think—incorrectly—that the band Belle and Sebastian is just two fortuitously named singers...
Check out the Red Elvises, who describe their music as a combination of “good old rock ‘n roll with ethnic music from their homeland.” The band, formed by two Russian refugees in 1995, derives its name from the duo’s love of the late crooner and their passion for the color red (how apropos...