ARTIST: The Morning Line
TITLE: Stay My Satellite
LABEL: The Morning Line
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 41:03 min
SIZE: 64,1 MB
RIP DATE: Mar-12-2007
RELEASE DATE: Mar-13-2007
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Too Soon 02:47
02. Jet Set Stars 03:45
03. The Minutes 05:03
04. Spellbound 04:26
05. Grand Ave 04:40
06. Your Favorite Fashion 03:42
07. Everybody Else Does 02:56
08. New Jacket 03:39
09. The Ugly Truth 05:16
10. Staten Island 04:49
Release Notes:
We loved their self-titled EP(still available) and
this one builds on that releases' promise. The
Morning Line combines jangly pop melodies, washes of
fuzzed-out guitar, stark piano lines drenched in
reverb, and ragged three-chord rock-n-roll . . .
sometimes within a single song. Uniting it all is a
sense of sadness and world-weariness. The songs'
introspective lyrics map a terrain of self-doubt,
romantic disillusionment, and lost opportunities,
all presented with the kind of awareness that comes
only with experience. Delivering the good times
while tugging at your heart strings with a
confidence and joy rarely found in today`s
cookie-cutter music, The Morning Line just make
simply good, good music that holds up nicely upon
repeated listens. "The Morning Line pops and shines
like a mournful, West Coast Luna, fronted by a
ragged, smoky Elvis Costello type." --East Bay
Express.
The Morning Line has arrived at its sound after
years spent by its players in diverse other projects
- Stephen Smith, who plays guitar and sings, was a
part of Boston's Salem 66, on the label that more or
less invented indie rock -- Homestead Records. He
later played with Green Magnet School and God's Eye,
making records on the Sub Pop and Rough Trade
labels. Drummer David Shollenbarger was the
long-time touring drummer for seminal west coast
punk rockers, Agent Orange. He also played in Blood
On The Saddle, one of the originators of L.A.
"cowpunk." The band also features David Knupp on
guitar and keyboards, and Marco Baroz on bass. Both
were members of Joe Buck, one of the earlier and
best-regarded bands out of San Francisco's
alt-country scene. Very Highly Recommended!!