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[Elizabeth]

I have no sense of what looks old and what does not.
If I were to work in a pub, underagers would probably love me, and old people who look young would hate me.

[french_disko]

Originally Posted by offramp

I think we need to define 'particularly old' before we go any further...

Can we define early 30s as "relatively young"?

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by french_disko

Can we define early 30s as "relatively young"?

nope.....!

[offramp]

Originally Posted by french_disko

Can we define early 30s as "relatively young"?

yep

[chilli]

Very early preview reviews of the very wonderful NEW Thee More Shallows release

ALBUM OF THE WEEK
THEE MORE SHALLOWS – Book Of Bad Breaks (Anticon) - Forecasters of delight and no disasters ever, every twinkle of every light, they have such an instantly recognisable sound, a finger print all of their own these Thee More Shallows. And you know we’re going to gush about them again, like turkeys with the gift of flight. What are they going to pull out of their red case this time? How are things in that warm twilight world, no, in that 2am world of deserted streets and quiet crashes, that peaceful world where street lights hum and electric flickers with so much beautiful colour? The warm San Francisco band were always going to have a tough task coming up with something better than 2005’s vitally wonderful More Deep Cuts – they wisely haven’t tried, they’ve taken their fingerprints over to different scapes, to explore different shades and moods - away from depression and towards mania (so they say). Far less dark and inward this time, still that gloriously prog edge and that richly detailed orchestrated post-pop, still those whispered words and French horns and Casio warmth and subtle beats - lyrical one liners that paint whole pictures. Another film of an album, another set of Hopper paintings and hints of Wire, Granddaddy, early Bowie and graceful Tortoise, and yes as pointed out elsewhere, hints of Vaughn Williams. Delicate white noise and shorting neon signs in the rain-light, that and white masks and a mosquito haze of delicate detail – so much detail, something new with every listen and it clearly needs weeks before we get in to all the corners and lift all the layers and find it all. How do they make so much sound so minimal? Ah look, they could never better More Deep Cuts, they managed to equal it though, another stunning masterpiece of a film, another set of warm reward songs and more of their wonderfully rewarding and very unique sound (warned you we were going to gush again).

One of the very best bands out there in a world of far far too many very fine bands.

http://www.organart.demon.co.uk/neworgan199.htm

Come & see the RED Case this Sunday night

[free tibet]

lyrical one liners that paint whole pictures

"proud turkeys with the gift of flight"

[chilli]

Originally Posted by free tibet

"proud turkeys with the gift of flight"

just found this live review b4 they headed off to Europe

THEE MORE SHALLOWS - The Social, London, 2/4/07

Thee More Shallows’ new album, ‘Book of Bad Breaks’, is more electronic, harsher and perhaps (interestingly) a little more disjointed than More Deep Cuts. The familiar ingredients remain – the delicate, minimal passages and 2am whispered laments – but they are less central and instead fight for space with buzzing moogs and a more obvious aggression. Even the odd Vaughan Williams moment is glitched and fraught with a sense of the sinister.

So the intriguing question was how they would translate this harder-edge to the stage. Odd to relate, then, that Thee More Shallows were positively playful tonight. Dee Kesler grappled jokingly with a rebellious mike stand throughout, in keeping with the let’s-see-how-this-goes air to proceedings. But aside from the effects of first-night uncertainties and jet-lag, Thee More Shallows premiered a number of songs from the new album with the élan we’ve come to expect, and still replete with the slow-burning melody that makes them such a delight to listen to.

Now just a three-piece (I assume I’m not the only one to miss Odessa’s singing?), Thee More Shallows bring a real inventiveness with various effects. Kesler is fond of the sustained loop to paint a background, and the set sees all band members at various points playing the keys, still housed in the red box, with Messrs Fraser and Gonzales exchanging drums and red box duties.

It’s therefore a real team effort to create that full, lush Thee More Shallows sound, and it’s rather intriguing to see them at work and more of a spectacle than you might imagine. As they have always done, the band expertly managed the process, and the set was carefully chosen to balance the competing tendencies. ‘Night at the Knight School’ hinted at things to come, its gentle, insistent vocal line both soothing and unsettling, while ‘Eagle Rock’ and ‘White Mask’ raised the volume levels, the latter with a terrific, radio-friendly chorus. That new sense of urgency was most apparent with ‘Oh Yes, Another Mother’, whose initial serenity gave way to an epic finale, more frenzied and all-out than ‘Freshman Thesis’, its earlier counterpart.

But even though this more abrasive, harder-edged aspect of the new album was unmistakably there, the earlier material still fitted in well alongside. The more experimental Bowie-esque electronica that ends the new album wasn’t prioritised, while ‘2am’ sounded as refreshing as ever, and the magnificent, brooding ‘Cloisterphobia’ received perhaps the warmest reception of the night from a crowd clearly well-versed in ‘More Deep Cuts’.

So the initial impressions are much the same as those that greet the first hearing of the album – it’s a compelling evolution of sound and perspective, essentials in place, but with a more combative attitude, and with a nod in the direction of those seeking innovative ways of embracing electronica with their guitars still strapped on. Thee More Shallows return to London on 27th April, where you can see them at the Buffalo Bar. Go on, treat yourself.

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by chilli

Come & see the RED Case this Sunday night

Forgot about the red case!

[chilli]

From last nights Evening Express, (Sean Wallace is a massive fan of the band & Dee's description of the bands interaction with audience & vice versa was totally accurate)

SHALLOW SOUND IS BIG HIT FOR US BAND

SAN Francisco's Thee More Shallows headline The Tunnels on Sunday. It is a welcome return after the three-piece, fronted by Dee Kessler, played a memorable show last year. With new album Book of Bad Breaks set for release on ANTICON Records, the band have revamped their live show.And Kessler promises another unforgettable night for Aberdeen fans. He said: "Aberdeen really is one of our favourite places to play in Britain.
"When we first played there we really did not have a clue about what to expect. But the audience were incredibly enthusiastic so we made a point of coming back." Thee More Shallows received widespread exposure following the release of second album More Deep Cuts. The trio's slow-burning songs have earned them comparisons to Low, Spacemen 3 and Galaxie 500. Yet Dee believes the band are forging their own unique sound with Book of Bad Breaks. "Our dynamics can sometimes be soft sounding which results in the comparisons to Low," said Dee. "And my voice does roughly resemble the register and tone of Galaxie 500. "But our influences are darker than Galaxie 500. "But those comparisons are probably useful in that they essentially tell people - 'Buyer Beware: This does not sound like Limp Bizkit'. "For some people, that's a helpful caution."

The reason the audience are enthusuastic about TMS is because they are such a thrilling live band. Come & see their mysterious red box............

[free tibet]

Originally Posted by chilli

Come & see their mysterious red box............