Last Friday as I was on my way to watch the Jazz game at my buddies house when my friend Kate sends me a text to hurry up and get to slowtrain cause the band that was playing there was really good (run on sentence, deal with it). So I stopped by before I settled in to watch an awesome Jazz victory and caught the last half of These United States, and I have to say, it was really good.
I wasn't able to catch their set at the Urban Lounge later that night, so I'm not sure if the set they played at slowtrain was typical, but their sound had such an awesome stripped quality to it. They had a stripped down alt-country sound, sort of in the vain of phosphorescent, and they knew how to employ the sound of a slide guitar. When you listen to their stuff on myspace it's not as stripped down but definitely just as good. Check out These United States, I think you'll be pretty happy about it. Besides, you've got to love a band that blogs right?
Monday, March 31, 2008
These United States
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Tim,
I just deleted this CD off my computer cause i didn't like it. I hope didn't just ruin your blogging rep.
Love your good pal
Asher
(follow up comment)
It kind of sounds like m. ward singing jack johnson songs...
That's cause you're south african, everyone knows they don't like good music.
Africa invented good music.
I took a History of Rock and Roll class at the U.
yeah but those are real africans, not the ones who came when boats got better, the only thing I would trust you on is whether or not a boat is good. I'd never question your opinion on boats, but only boats.
All I know is that some of that real african music must have rubbed off onto my aural taste buds while i was living there. Because I'm not the one leading America's youth astray with such a horrible music suggestion.
Next thing we know you'll be telling kids to go out and buy the new Bryan Adams album. If anyone other than Tim reads this, DON'T BUY THE NEW BRYAN ADAMS ALBUM!
Oh!
I almost forgot to mention...
If anyone is in the market for a slighty used viking war ship I'm selling mine.
guys, trust me, in the words of Bryan Adams "Everything I do, I do it for you". The album is good, trust me.
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