ARTIST: The Donkeys
TITLE: The Donkeys
LABEL: Antenna Farm Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 240 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 39min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-05-28
RIP DATE: 2006-06-06
Track List
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1. She's A Wolf 1:54
2. Come On Virginia 3:39
3. Blood Hill 5:09
4. Paisley Patterns 3:45
5. Lower The Heavens 5:32
6. Try To Get By 1:49
7. Black CAT 2:55
8. No Need For Oxygen 5:59
9. In The Morning 4:56
10. Into A Pole 3:53
Release Notes:
http://www.donkeysdo.com/
http://www.antennafarmrecords.com
The Donkeys self-titled debut is an instant classic. We know you've heard this
sort of hyperbolic crap before and it's usually a total letdown. We at Antenna
Farm can't change the past but we can guarantee the supreme ruling-ness of The
Donkeys. They hail from San Diego and if you need credentials they've played as
the backing band for both Casiotone For The Painfully Alone and Cass McCombs.
That alone should give you an idea of their range. These dudes draw a line from
classics like The Velvet Underground, Curtis Mayfield and Television to The
Kingsbury Manx, Of Montreal and The Radar Bros.
The Donkeys debut album covers a stupefying amount of musical territory in the
span of 40 minutes. From the fuzzed out psychedelics of "She's A Wolf" and "No
Need For Oxygen," to the country-rock of "Come On Virginia" and "Blood Hill," to
the indie-pop of "In The Morning" and "Black Cat," these boys don't care about
distinctions of pop music, and after a listen, you won't either.
Recorded throughout 2005 by Jason Quever (Papercuts) at his Pan American
Recording Studio, The Donkeys is a timeless collection of American popular
music. That is, if your definition of pop music goes all the way from Blind
Willie McTell to Pavement. And even if it doesn't, you'll want to add this album
to your short list of essential listening.