Church - 2008 - Gold EP; 2008 - With All Our Love For Francisco The Man

Church
2008 - Gold EP; 2008 - With All Our Love For Francisco The Man

Church - 2008 - Gold EP; 2008 - With All Our Love For Francisco The Man

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Genre: Indie Pop, Avant-Pop
Label:
Sohitek (US)
Similar Artists: Grizzly Bear, Le Loup

„Playing records backwards in the basements of our friends
we only wanna just to learn to play guitar“ (walrus)

I would compare them to Grizzly Bear, even if it fits not 100%, but it cames in my mind on first listen. Here are wonderful, athmospheric pop songs, with the warmth of analogue tape recording, multiple voices, electronic gadgets and all the goods that makes a song fine (for me and maybe you).
What keeps in my mind is their love and use of rich and phat sounding saw-tooth synth drones (King Crow, Asleep in the weeds).
The song Happieness is really happieness inducing.
They are on tour right now, so go and see them! Check their myspace! Now!

“The best, most unfuckwithable, avant-pop I’ve heard…my default jam of the month.”
“One of Portland’s finest indie outfits.”
-Portland Mercury

“A perfection of textures that leaves little room for improvement.”
-Vanguard

“Lush melodic songs built upon echoing acoustics…”
-Willamette Week

“There’s no end to [their] spinning wheel of blossom/decay/sunshine/gloom.”
-Eashfa

“Soft beautiful music that pulsates, drones and spikes…you should be there for this.”
-Fuck Bad Music

Tracklisting - Gold EP
  1. Right As Rain
  2. Cloud
  3. King Crow
  4. Happiness

Tracklisting - With All Our Love For Francisco The Man
  1. Islands
  2. Walrus
  3. Song Force Crystal
  4. Hugz
  5. Bee Cave
  6. Asleep In The Weeds
  7. The Sea

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