There's always a reason to come back. In this case it's avoiding writing a paper.
Anyway, Snowglobe. Insanely, overwhelmingly overlooked band. One of the most obscure bands that isn't a "local act" or tiny homegrown one-off affair of one kind or another.
This is fully-orchestrated, fully-realized and fully terrific pure pop music. Think Apples in Stereo if they were really, really good, and had a not-as-annoying singer. Also less precious (despite the name), and a bit more serious/sincere.
Maybe it's the everydude voice that turned the hipster community off these guys, I'm not really sure. Maybe it's how clearly unashamed they are of being accessible and pleasurable. But the melodic sensibility and songwriting on all three of the albums I've been able to get hold of is really exceptional. The aesthetic may be familiar, but the emotional impact of some of these songs is guaranteed to leave an impression. Check them out.
Ok so you might not have heard them to reply with anything to say about the band, but DO make sure to listen to them. Beyond worth it, even if they weren't monstrously overlooked. Which they are.
Originally posted by BlackGravel: Ok so you might not have heard them to reply with anything to say about the band, but DO make sure to listen to them. Beyond worth it, even if they weren't monstrously overlooked. Which they are.
Could you MegaUpload or Mediafire any of their albums (with the exception of Oxytocin, which I was able to find)?
Originally posted by BlackGravel: I don't know if I can officially post about that. Oxytocin is actually the one I like least - still good though.
I agree with this. Snowglobe is an awesome band. Doing the Distance is definitely their best. It's obvious that Neutral Milk Hotel is a major influence of these guys, but they do lean more towards the pop end of the spectrum than NMH.
Another note: Brad Postlethwaite, one of the 2 main songwriters in the band, released an excellent solo album called Welcome to the Occupation. The songs are all about the kind of suffering caused US foreign policy; definitely be sure to check out the lyrics and notes on them on his website...ah, shit, it's down for some reason right now. You can find a few reviews of that solo album right here though: http://www.squidoo.com/bradpostlethwaite
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released an excellent solo album called Welcome to the Occupation. The songs are all about the kind of suffering caused US foreign policy;
Really. Makes me a bit queasy. They've both written a lot of good songs, but I don't recall any that were making a grab for "relevance." Ugh. I might check it out just for the tunesmithing.
What you said about Doing the Distance - totally agree. Master of Forgotten Works, that chain lightning guitar outro to Medium, the breakdown of Aimless Sailor...it's like, these guys are obscure? One more reason to hate the world. If there's any conceivable reason for it, it'd be that the songs are often so backloaded. They seem to more often than not save the best parts of their songs for the end.
Just bought Doing the Distance off Amazon based on this thread and what I heard from their myspace, which sounded amazing. Thanks for the recommendation.
