I mentioned this band -- which is really more of a solo project -- over the holidays. Now, the record's out and my review's up. Only four people took a chance on this song last time I was hawking it...why not give it a spin now? Throw Me the StatueMoonbeams(Secretly Canadian)US release date: 19 February 2008UK release date: 18 February 2008by Jennifer KellyOne Young Sensualist Drowning in Po...
I am really, really enjoying the debut album from Seattle's Throw Me the Statue, fuzzy, sweet, Elephant Six-ish band that is mostly Scott Reithermann, augmented by about half a dozen of his best friends on everything from melodica to trombone. It's sort of wispy, pastel-colored pop, a little too muscle-y to be really twee, a little too intelligent to be saccharine or cutesy. This is not my us...
The vocals of Scott Reitherman from Throw Me The Statue [Official Site, MySpace] have an uncanny likeness to John McCrea of Cake. They are more pop and raw than the above-mentioned, and with less...