Mercury Lounge

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Tue 5/27

$12 adv / $14 dos

http://www.thejealousgirlfriends.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thejealousgirlfriends
Best album of 2008? with full objectivity, a resounding: "hell yes." Want a stand-out? Try: every last track on this disc ; All singles material. Holly Miranda and Josh Abbott's perfectly interwoven vocals are a match made in melody nirvana, while the arrangements ( courtesy of all four band members ) are simply stratospheric. Miranda's siren vocals would be enough of a draw, but there's so much more depth here, with song-craft that can (and will) stand the test of time. From the insanely gorgeous opener: 'Secret Identity' , to the brooding and wild 'Machines" ( the guitar work will bring older folk back to the best moments of the mid-90's ) to the beautiful,wordless-vocal moments of 'The Pink Wig To My Salieri....' To the revelatory 'Gifthorse....' Every track is stand-alone perfect and (in the truest sense of the word) brilliant. Indeed, NYC's best band have just dropped one of the greatest debuts in memory. - The Big Takeover

http://www.myspace.com/seawolf
http://www.seawolfmusic.com/
L.A.'s Sea Wolf is Alex Church and L.A.'s Alex Church is Sea Wolf. Sea Wolf is a singer, just as Alex Church is a songwriter. Sea Wolf has a really good voice, and so too does Alex Church (sometimes he sounds like Donovan). Alex Church was once in the indie-pop band, Irving. Sea Wolf was never in Irving, because Sea Wolf wasn't born yet. Both Alex Church and Sea Wolf share a label (Dangerbird) with another Los Angeles band called Silversun Pickups. Sadly, Alex Church is only credited in the liner notes. Both Sea Wolf and Alex Church have shared bills with bands like Clinic, Earlimart and Ferraby Lionheart. - Oh My Rockness