ARTIST: The 1990s
TITLE: Plume Delivery
LABEL: Parasol Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 243 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 23min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-05-30
RIP DATE: 2006-06-08
Track List
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1. Bring The Good Boys Home 4:25
2. A Coming Age 4:06
3. Flight Of The Morrowings 1:47
4. Whole Of The Law 4:58
5. Patron Saint Of The Mediocre 7:16
6. Heart Props 1:18
Release Notes:
http://the-1900s.com
I opened the window and was met with a familiar face. I gave him my hand and he
climbed inside. Behind me I heard voices flood in through the front door. The
men and the Murphs opened bottles and lay dinner on the table. Deuce clapped his
hands and gestured to the window. Two birds swooped in, the peculiar night sun
shining in behind them. And the story goes that Winter conceded slowly, so the
Spring could be that much sweeter.
--
Chicago Sun Times - Jim DeRogatis 6/02/06
Reasons For Living
"Following in the footsteps of local ork-popsters/ornate folk-rockers the
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and Head of Femur, the 1900s are a big band
(featuring guitarist-vocalist Edward Anderson, keyboardist Mike Jasinski,
drummer Tim Minnick, bassist Charlie Ransford and female vocalists Caroline
Donovan and Jeanine O'Toole) that has crafted a surprisingly fragile and
breathtakingly beautiful sound on its six-song debut "Plume Delivery." It was
released last week on Champaign-Urbana's pop-worshipping Parasol Records.
Though "Whole the Law" veers a bit too close to the ultra-twee sounds of early
Belle & Sebastian, other songs such as "Bring the Good Boys Home" and "Flight of
the Monowings" present a fresh, hook- and harmony-laden take on '60s influences,
such as the Zombies, the Incredible String Band, Donovan and the Velvet
Underground circa its quiet third album. The sultry vocals that power the epic
"Patron Saint of the Mediocre" are to die for. Thanks to its tireless gigging
around town in recent months, the band has also earned a growing reputation for
the strength of its live shows, which find the musicians jumping from instrument
to instrument between every tune."