Well, for starters, its their second fulllength, and its called moody, standard a nd poor. You gotta lose from obits s 032911 release, moody, standard and poor. Listen to moody, standard and poorby obits on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Anyone who caught obits first album i blame you will already be familiar with the bands direct garage sound and theyll find no real. Obits moody, standard and poor 2011, green translucent. Well, for starters, its their second fulllength, and its called moody, standard and poor. It was recorded at brooklyns salt lands studio by eli janney and geoff sanoff. Obits second album, moody, standard and poor, was released march 29, 2011, and the band toured the united states midwest and east coast, including playing the 2011 south by southwest festival.
Obits pandora were having trouble loading pandora try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Moody, standard and poor by obits, released 29 march 2011 1. Others will be epic pilgrimages to the shady hinterlands of your. Obits slowly but surely began moving into the areas of surf, blues, and kitschy psychedelia with 2011s moody, standard and poor, and the bands third release puts a little more weight on those sounds that used to just fill in the gaps. Listen to your favorite songs from moody, standard and poor by obits now. Obits was an american rock band formed in 2006 in brooklyn, new york. Obits are an american rock band formed in 2006 in brooklyn, new york. The band has released four singles and three albums on sub pop, i blame you 2009, moody, standard and poor 2011 and bed and bugs. Direct is exactly what you get when listening to obits second studio release moody, standard and poor. Despite the overt garagerockism of obits 2009 debut, i blame you, the album didnt seethe so much as it simmered. Features song lyrics for obits s moody, standard and poor album.
On first listen, there doesnt appear to be an awful lot going on. Moody, standard a nd poor, the bands second fulllength, is in many ways a repeat performance. Moody, standard and poor by obits album, garage rock. Moody, standard and poor is the second album by the new york citybased rock band obits, released march 29, 2011 through sub pop. I blame you 2009, moody, standard and poor 2011 and bed and bugs 20. And how will moody, standard a nd poor make you feel. Obits have been around the block, usually in an econoline van, and they know what they like, tightjeans rock be damned. Obits formed after singerguitarist rick froberg returned to new york in 2005 following the breakup of the hot snakes. Guitaristvocalist rick froberg was previously a member of pitchfor. The production values have been stripped down, with many tracks lacking. Obits moody, standard and poor lyrics and tracklist genius. What the obits do reasonably but not remarkably well isnt as important as where they excel on moody, standard and poor, and when the pieces mesh just right, this band does guitar backandforth as well as anyone since television, and rocks a whole lot harder to boot. The band has released four singles and three albums, i blame you 2009, moody, standard and poor 2011 and bed and bugs 20.
Download the android app to get lyrics to the songs you play. Something in the guitar tone and the reverb level on i blame you makes the record oddly nostalgic in a way thats hard to place. Although much chatter about moody, standard a nd poor has focused on singerguitarist rick frobergs shift from hoarse shouting to ragged melodicism, what truly merits attention is. It was recorded at brooklyns saltlands studio by eli janney and geoff sanoff. Nothing is hectic or in your face, or trying to grab your attention. Obits new record, and second fulllength, is titled moody, standard a nd poor. In embracing the ragged, early1970s acoustic eclecticism of. And how will moody, standard and poor make you feel. Includes unlimited streaming of moody, standard and poor via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Moody, standard and poor obits free internet radio. Moody, standard and poor studio album by obits 2011.
Still, it was a logical progression from singerguitarist rick frobergs previous outfit, hot snakesa band that was, in many ways, an extension of its predecessor, drive like jehu. Former hot snakes and edsel members reconvene for their second sub pop lp as obits, and once again jettison atonal bashing in favor of. Stream moody, standard and poor by obits and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Obits might not be as chaotic or abrasive as this pairs previous bands, but their past ventures can certainly be felt as shuddering influence throughout the entirety of moody, standard and poor. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The band members are veterans of other independent rock bands. Obits toured north americas east coast in april and west coast in may of that year. These twelve songs will take you on a series of emotional road trips. Instead, the band wedges the door open just wide enough to let other kindred influences creep in. Over the last few years, some of the most vital, energetic new music has come courtesy of guys with thinner hair and thicker waistlines than your average indie icon.
Moody, standard and poor by obits on sub pop records. In many ways, obits new album, moody, standard and poor, is the complete opposite of their debut, 2009s i blame you. On their debut album, 2009s i blame you, the obits sounded like a potentially great band whose members were still figuring out how to write material that matched the force and power of their sound. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen free to obits moody, standard a nd poor you gotta lose, i want results and more. Get all the lyrics to songs on moody, standard and poor and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Moody, standard a nd poor, an album by obits on spotify. The space between riffs on sud provides a striking contrast against the manic shaker percussion, and blues standard milk cow blues undergoes the obits houseburning, string shredding treatment. The obits second album, moody, standard and poor, suggests that they still havent resolved the minor flaws that dogged i blame you, but this time around that seems to matter less. Moody, standard and poor by obits on amazon music unlimited. I blame myself the answer to the question, are obits indie rock veterans. On this side i have a handful of friends absurdly educated, highfunctioning, talented achievers who are either underemployed or totally jobless. I downloaded the torrent of the album and researched the band.
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