On the new record, the band fine-tunes the winsome songwriting and profound earnestness that made previous albums—2009’s Real Estate, 2011’s Days, and 2014’s Atlas—so beloved, and pushes their songs in a variety of compelling new directions. Written primarily by guitarist and vocalist Martin Courtney at his home in Beacon—a quiet town in upstate New York—In Mind offers a shifting of the gears, positing a band engaged in the push/pull of burgeoning adulthood. Reflecting a change in lineup, changes in geography, and a general desire to move forward without looking back, the record casts the band in a new light—one that replaces the wistful ennui of teenage suburbia with an equally complicated adult version. The record not only showcases some of the band’s most sublime arrangements to date, it also presents a leap forward in terms of production, with the band utilizing the studio as a tool to broaden the sonic landscape of their music to stunning effect.
Posts Tagged ‘Bowery’
REAL ESTATE – ” Live At the Bowery Ballroom NYC ” November 23rd 2011 “
Posted: January 30, 2017 in MUSICTags: Bowery, Live, Real Estate
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TELEVISION – ” CBGB’s the Bowery 40 years ago “
Posted: April 2, 2014 in MUSICTags: Bowery, CBGB's, Guitar bands, Marquee Moon, NYC, Richard Lloyd, Rock, Television, Tom Verlaine
TELEVISION played their first gig together as a band 40 years ago today, their first gig at the famous CBGB’s started a residency starting each sunday for a month adding nights Friday/saturday they picked various support bands local to the scene, TALKING HEADS, BLONDIE, MINK DE-VILLE, the dEAD BOYS, SUICIDE and the RAMONES
