ARTIST: The Inner Banks
TITLE: The Inner Banks
LABEL: DAG! Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 207kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 33m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-12-05
RIP DATE: 2006-11-27
Track List
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1. Electric 3:56
2. Glittering Sky 4:40
3. Siberia 3:14
4. Buried West 5:03
5. Anthem 6:36
6. Rhino 2:54
7. Acoustic 6:56
Release Notes:
The Inner Banks began in 2005 as a home-recording project by Brooklyn composer
and multi-instrumentalist David Gould. Gould had since 2000 led and played banjo
in The Bootleg Remedy, an acclaimed Americana band inspired by western swing,
bluegrass and dixieland. Gould helped build a devoted following, due to the
unpredictable nature of the live shows (which included performances at JoeÆs
Pub, the Bottom Line and a monthly residency at Fez) as well as praise from many
New York publications (The New Yorker featured the band in one of its coveted
illustrations). While the group was hailed for "breathing new life into songs
written long before [Gould] was born and creating new compositions that sound
similarly ancient" (All Music Guide), Gould ultimately felt drawn to incorporate
new influences that didn't fit the Bootleg Remedy's mold.
Enter Caroline Schutz, the singer and songwriter behind Folksongs For The
Afterlife, whose full-length, ôPut Danger Back In Your Lifeö (Parasol/Hidden
Agenda) and EP (Enraptured UK) had earned the group features in Magnet, Time Out
New York and Entertainment Weekly, as well as a song on Arena RockÆs ôThis is
Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation.ö Schutz and Gould knew each from
playing together in Folksongs For The Afterlife (and a side æ60s/surf band
called Electrolyte), and the two married in 2004, paving the way for even
further collaboration.
In a sense, The Inner BanksÆ music combines the American roots instrumentation
of the Bootleg Remedy with the more contemporary electronic sounds and
otherworldly vocals found in Folksongs For The Afterlife. A chamber group of
violins, cello, french horn and trumpet adds a level of orchestral sheen
reminiscent of æ60s-era soundtracks. The resulting sound has drawn comparisons
to Calexico, Air, Flaming Lips, Zero 7 and Ennio Morricone.
In addition to Gould and Schutz, The Inner Banks' debut features many
up-and-coming New York-area musicians: Greta Gertler (vocals), Amie Margoles
(French horn), Colin Brigstocke (trumpet), Yusuke Yamamoto
(vibraphone/Wurlitzer), Michael Block (cello), Sarah Crocker (violin), Noah
Geller (violin), and Bootleg Remedy regulars Michael Gomez (lap steel), Dave
Yantorno (guitar), Jim Mansfield (drums), and Doug Largent (upright bass). The
CD was mixed at the Clubhouse (Rhinebeck, NY) and mastered at Airshow (Boulder,
CO).