Grand Archives' sophomore effort really is worth the listen.The great American indie rock band… a term more commonly embezzled that effectively embodied, that’s for sure. Thankfully, this is not the case for Grand Archives. The Seattle project -- which consists of accomplished local musicians Mat Brooke (Band of Horses, Carissa's Wierd ), Curtis Hall, Jeff Montano, and Thomas Wright -- deliver
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There was a time when Sub Pop was pretty much a byword for screeching guitars, pummelled drums and hammered bass strings, but last year’s eponymous Fleet Foxes album changed all that. Perhaps, like the grunge generation it sound-tracked, Sub Pop has grown up. Certainly, Seattle’s Grand Archives have more in common with Robin Pecknold’s speedy…
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Mat Brooke has come a long way since his Carissa’s Wierd project; his confidence is significant in comparison to its presence on the first Band Of Horses LP. In fact, listening to the stripped down tracks on Grand Archives‘ latest, Keep In Mind Frankenstein, (songs like opener “Topsy’s Revenge” and the near a capella [...]
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Grand Archives' sophomore effort really is worth the listen.The great American indie rock band… a term more commonly embezzled that effectively embodied, that’s for sure. Thankfully, this is not the case for Grand Archives. The Seattle project -- which consists of accomplished local musicians Mat Brooke (Band of Horses, Carissa's Wierd ), Curtis Hall, Jeff Montano, and Thomas Wright -- deliver
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Grand Archives‘ latest LP, Keep In Mind Frankenstein, follows their self-titled debut in the creation of masterful harmonies backed by pleasant melodies. “Oslo Novelist” is the second track released off the album for free public consumption (following “Silver Among The Gold”) and the first to be put to video. The storyline consists of a novelist in space who loses his writing and follo
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Mat Brooke has come a long way since his Carissa’s Wierd project; his confidence is significant in comparison to its presence on the first Band Of Horses LP. In fact, listening to the stripped down tracks on Grand Archives‘ latest, Keep In Mind Frankenstein, (songs like opener “Topsy’s Revenge” and the near a capella [...]
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Seattle's Grand Archives are playing at Plush tomorrow (11/17), and if it's anywhere near as good as the band's first Tucson show (June 2008), it's not to be missed.I have a review of the band's latest album, Keep In Mind Frankenstein, in this week's Tucson Weekly. So check it out, and check out the show:Not one to offer up much in the way of new tricks, Grand Archives' Mat Brooke instead
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If South Park created a serious music video for artists, this might be the outcome. Watch Grand Archives latest video for “Oslo Novelist”.
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| 1 Topsy's Revenge |
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| 2 Witchy Park/Tomorrow Will (Take Care of Itself) |
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| 3 Silver Amongst the Gold |
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| 4 Oslo Novelist |
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| 5 Lazy Bones |
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