Pinehurst Kids - Minnesota Hotel
Artist.....: Pinehurst Kids
Title......: Minnesota Hotel
Label......: 4 Alarm
Store Date.: Feb-23-1999
Genre......: Indie
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Size.......: 62,6 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Switch 03:58
02 - Johnny Mercer 04:13
03 - Dumptruck 03:02
04 - The Birds 03:40
05 - Brick 02:15
06 - Gatsby 02:54
07 - New Rung 02:46
08 - So Shiny 03:50
09 - High Water 03:52
10 - Nuzzle 02:45
11 - Jodi Foster 02:57
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36:12 min
Release Notes:
http://www.myspace.com/pinehurstkids
"Pinehurst Kids surpass the bulk of their contemporaries in the
easy-sounding power pop genre by way of passion, energy, and, most
importantly, talent." - The Stranger: May 2001
With Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Joe Davis at the helm, Pinehurst
Kids have established a solid presence in the national college
music scene, and show no signs of slowing down.
"Joe Davis plays like a man who fears the end could come any
minute. His bandmates possess the same frantic pop grind as
Superchunk, as well as the choirboy sweetness of Sunny Day Real
Estate. The music's frail and fresh, and it goes by at 90 miles an
hour." --Alternative Press; July 1999
In terms of experience, Pinehurst Kids aren't exactly kids
anymore. By 1997, Joe Davis had escaped his childhood haunts of
Pinehurst and Boise, Idaho and moved to Portland, Oregon where he
began crafting high-energy pop songs. With the addition of Caleb
Gates on bass, it wasn't long before Pinehurst Kids recorded at
Portland's Jackpot! studio. Initially the band's intent was to
make a demo to give to friends and clubs. With a bit of borrowed
cash for mastering and manufacturing, their self-released debut
Minnesota Hotel hit the streets.
" . . . a very impressive piece of work...as infectious and as
insistent a collection of power chords as anything I've heard this
year . . . grinding up folks as disparate as Weezer and Nirvana
and fusing them together in a pabst-fired kiln."
--John Chandler; The Rocket, issue no. 262
Minnesota Hotel established Pinehurst Kids as a recognizable sound
on the indie music scene. In the years that followed, the kids
released two more full-length records and charted in the top 10 of
the CMJ and various other charts that keep track of stuff that
people like. The band has toured the entire US extensively, done
countless west coast tours and played shows with the likes of
Guided By Voices, Built To Spill, Death Cab For Cutie, Alkaline
Trio, Superchunk, and Swervedriver.
The Kids have received glowing press attention from everyone from
Alternative Presss to Entertainment Weekly and accolades from
industry big wigs and buddyhead bad boys alike. The bands music
can be heard on Fox and NBC TV programs including Buffy the
Vampire Slayer. As the band approaches its second decade of rock,
they continue to kick out the jams that fans of the band have come
to love. (www.cdbaby.com)