Anecdote smanicdote.  It may be that my silence is just a feeble attempt to hide my quiet decent into a perpetual alcohol tinged existence.  That, or just how boring my life really is.  Then, it could just be that I got nothing to say ‘cept how effing cool this band is. 

 

Some of our dedicated readers might be interested to know that ‘Entire Cities’ have never been mentioned on Pitchfork.  In fact, you may be hard pressed to find any substantial amount of parenthetical blog-hype about them at all.  Which is a shame, really, because they’ve managed to create a sound that is engaging and truly original. Much more so than some of the recent buzz bands garnering wasted attention by simply rehashing retro sounds.  The latest self release, Deep River, is a diverse collection of songs ranging from terse floor stompers to gentle building ballads.  My favorite track by far has to be ‘Waiting’ with its docile instrumental teasing building into an absolute chaotic emotional explosion.  Deep River is one of those rare releases that works as an album with each track shining on its own and making the entire collection that much more endearing.

 

 

buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Deep-River/dp/B001BVW3HA (highly recommended)

 

-mark