ARTiST: The Ponys
TiTLE: Turn The Lights Out
LABEL: Matador Records
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 41:08 min
SiZE: 66,3 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Mar-12-2007
RELEASE DATE: Mar-20-2007
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Double Vision 03:37
02. Everyday Weapon 02:16
03. Small Talk 04:13
04. Turn Out The Light 02:36
05. 1209 Seminary 03:06
06. Shine 04:21
07. Kingdom Of Hearts 02:04
08. Poser Psychotic 03:45
09. Exile On My Street 02:21
10. Harakiri 03:28
11. Maybe I'll Try 02:57
12. Pickpocket Song 06:24
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As year 2000 drew to a close, singer/guitarist Jered
Gummere and bassist Melissa Elias decided it was
time. They recruited drummer Nathan Jerde and THE
PONYS started playing around Chicago, eventually
recording two singles in 2002. These found their way
into the hands of In The Red's Larry Hardy, who
signed the band, prompting them to add Ian Adams on
keyboards and guitar, so as to better duplicate
their layered recorded sound live.
THE PONYS' debut LP, Laced With Romance, was
recorded with Jim Diamond in Detroit and released in
February 2004 to great acclaim, NME calling it "a
dirty-sounding mess of post-punk choppiness,
ear-searing Farfisa organ and timeless teenage
snarling."
After months of constant touring, they slipped into
Chicago's Electrical Studios with Steve Albini for
Celebration Castle, released in May 2005. Even more
varied than their debut, Celebration Castle seemed
to accentuate the band's physical power and precise
dynamics. Rolling Stone said, "While other indie
bands fuss themselves into a lather straining to
redefine the templates of 'garage rock' or
'post-punk,' The Ponys just get it the hell done."
Just before the release of Celebration Castle,
however, Ian decided that touring life was not for
him, and he was replaced by guitarist and local
charmer Brian Case. His addition reinvigorated the
band and led them toward a more ballsy sound;
indeed, some of the artier forays that Ian brought
to past records have been replaced on Turn The
Lights Out by pure sonic density.
Matador finally got their hands on THE PONYS and,
dragging them off the road for a while, got them in
Electrical Studios and Brooklyn's Headgear Studios
in September 2006 with John Agnello
(www.johnagnello.com) to record Turn The Lights Out.
With their most brilliant batch of songs to date,
plus the luxury of being able to take their time in
the studio, THE PONYS turned in an ambitious, but
wholly addictive, record. Sexy and exuberant, this
is a sound which references so many of the great
twin-guitar bands of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, but
resists definition.