ARTIST: Illinois
TITLE: What The Hell Do I Know?
LABEL: Ace Fu Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 202kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 19m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-03-06
RIP DATE: 2007-03-02
Track List
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1. Alone Again 3:11
2. Nosebleed 2:46
3. What Can I Do For You? 2:35
4. One On One 2:33
5. Screendoor 2:08
6. Headphones 3:14
7. Bad Day 3:02
Release Notes:
Riding on a tractor of six strings, banjo samples and an extended metaphor comes
Illinois, a band from Bucks County, Pennsylvania whose music conveys the
Hopper/Rockwell-esque imagery of their home, a timeless place of raw emotion,
where little league children still ride their bicycles in the street and the
first girl you kissed is now your wife.
The true history of Illinois is a mystery. What historians have pieced
together is that originally, Chris ôArchö Archibald began recording ideas
so he wouldn't forget them and that those ideas became songs.
Illinoislore has it that Arch had been playing in bands with bass player Martin
Hoeger for some time, but the two had never put together the ideal group to play
ArchÆs one hundred-plus song catalog. Thus, Arch and Martin developed a plan
(one which would turn out to be quite successful) to pry long time friend (and
drummer) JP Kuyper away from his top secret job with the Bolivian government
using only a tuna fish sandwich and a soft pretzel. It turned out that all Arch
and Martin needed was the tuna fish sandwich. Fortuitously, one week later, Arch
dropped cheez whiz onto that very same unused soft pretzel. The meeting of the
cheez whiz and the soft pretzel caused a delicious aroma to waft forth from the
newly created subatomic structure. Enigmatic guitarist Dru Lee did what any of
us with a heightened olfactory system would doûhe followed his nose. Although
over a thousand miles away, Arch, Martin, JP and Dru found themselves in
Illinois.
Music snobs who care, have put the group in hallowed company. "The lyrical depth
of the Kinks sauteed with the musical overtones of the Flaming Lips and John
Spencer Blues Explosion reduction!" gushed one. "Sorry, its more Beta Band meets
GBV meets Ralph Stanley" countered another. Regardless of your leanings, and
whether youÆre happy, mellow, drunk or confused, Illinois plays beautiful music
that makes old loves new and the green grass grow.
See you on the stereo.