Debut 2003 album from Lights for Nero.
Features lots of early/alternate versions of songs found on the later 2004 '...And Little Lambs Eat Nations', like favorites "Chalk Outlines Cover the Dance Floors", previously as "How the Plane Crash Became a Cliché" (which on this is "Track 9"), and some other variations/surprises.
There's also some banjo shredding. Some pinky in the air sax-sections, complete with warbling samples. Spoken word spokenry. And in general lots of punkery and scramz.
If it was jelly I would put it on my toast, and I don't eat jelly.
& re-upped the old-newer with some fixed tracklistings/tags.
Upcoming full-length 'Penny Sparkle' from Blonde Redhead, due in the States on September 14th...
If you're in the Europe area give them some dolla-dolla bills ya'll during their upcoming tour. Pound(s), dawg? If not euro gonna' be sorry? Some Danish/Norwegian kroner for selling your Mortal Kombat? Slice up some Swiss francs? Maybe some cookies?
09-15 Geneva, Switzerland - La Batie
09-16 Paris, France - Bataclan
09-18 Brussels, Belgium - AB
09-19 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
09-21 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
09-22 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
09-23 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
09-24 Helsinki, Finland - Virgin Oil Co.
09-29 London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Fifth/Former member guitarist Christopher Kleinberg pictured
The group is known for their introspective and profound lyrics spoken/shouted from vocalist Aaron Weiss, whom with his brother Michael (guitar) founded the group as a "side project" in 2001 aside The Operation, solely releasing, 'There Is Hope For A Tree Cut Down'
(loosely a lyric from my favorite song on the present-mentioned 2006 'Brother, Sister' album).
Not to detract from bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Rickie Mazzotta, who provide the ground-pound/free-form wonderment that holds the shaking beauty of the Weiss brothers' angular temperament together, or additionally the voice/horn cameo orchestration lining the album.
Jesus (literally) - what an amazing album.
Their entire discography is worth unearthing, but this album gracefully shifts from track to track, maintaining both literal symbolism as well as tonal likeness; the spiritual outpour is heard from every drip, accumulating to a deluge divinely felt above or below the flood. In keeping connection -- it might not be perfect, but you'll be quick to forgive & retrace any fault.
