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drag city (usa) #dc 356 lp

singerunhistories” long playing record

  • slow ghosts (5:23)
  • divining (3:30)
  • please, tell the justices we're fine (6:27)
  • oh dusty (4:14)
  • dumb smoke (5:31)
  • party lessons (6:40)
  • mauvais sang (8:56)
march 2008 release ; debut release by this new quartet featuring 1/2 of u.s. maple, ben “bird show” vida, and rob “lichens” lowe ... imagine ben & rob’s “herk” hedged with u.s. maple’s “jerk” & you’re close, damn close ...
drag city press release...
singer
unhistories
dc356 lp

singer is the rock band peopled by robert a. a. lowe, todd rittmann, adam vida and ben vida. their music has two guitars, bass and some drums, plus four lovesome voices that may or may not have given the band their name (we don’t know for sure, they’re kinda tightlipped when not singing).

the unhistories sound is psychedelic, but not in the paisley way. more mind expanding / modern ... get it straight, singer isn’t referencing any past trend in music. their original idea involves their (very) original compositions tangling with voices stumbling, clucking, heaving, whipping, shrieking and sighing in a graceful jumble. this is a crux.

they’ve played around a little bit and there’s a convivial breeze that blows the air on show evenings. singer stride forth from the crowd and strike their variations on the pose. then the semi-describable wham of their show, a friendly sidling that shatters into lurching, explosive entertainment without fail. a stiff-legged stomp with that argument of harmony voices uncoiling throughout.

what do you expect? it’s kinda tense or it’s nothing.

but it’s not a nightmare, just a weird dream. don’t be afraid!

this is only the beginning. singer are going to take the show on the road, but the craft of transport comes first. this is unhistories. by way of introduction, the record is packaged in a way that brings the fun and the fury of singer into your hands, your home, your lap, your eyes, ears and headphones with life, weight and a glossy polish. as you work your way through the tactile designs of the music and its housing, you’ll incline to ask:

were they laughing their asses off when they did this?

nobody writes or wraps ‘em like singer. nobody ever has. why do you think the called it unhistories?

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drag city (usa) #dc 250 lp

u.s. maplepurple on time.” long playing record

  • my li'l shocker (5:07)
  • sweet & center (4:40)
  • oh below (4:35)
  • i'm just a bag (3:16)
  • dumb in the wings (4:42)
  • whoopee invader (4:39)
  • lay lady lay (5:19)
  • tan loves blue (3:16)
  • (untitled) (0:45)
  • touch me judge (3:45)
drag city press release...

u.s. maple
purple on time.
dc250 cd

finally! and right on time - u.s. maple have returned from their sojourn. the last two years have been time well spent - trips in the wilderness, leaving signs behind that say gone fission... finding themselves for a day or so in the aegean, camped out on a volcano, napping under a blanket of ash. an hour passes with all the weight of a year for u.s. maple -- so what have the last two years wrought?

unwrap the cellophane, throw the disc on the player. it’s "purple on time.".

it’s been a long time since we did that stroll. but in case you forgot, these guys put out frigid for six months, years, all that tension, frustration and celibacy now a bogus memory. starting fresh, staring deep into the void, building on the spot that “ma digital” was erected and detonated; they infuse their blues with power chords, broke-necked rock and roll, swells of passion, rattles, melody. saturday nights become sunday mornings. u.s. maple rocks on. from farther away, they’re closer than ever.

al johnson steps up to the mic, free like a soul man, croons and moans. swooning smoothly along the fine line of his falsetto, he brings you the news from u.s. maple’s side of the tracks. his words are pointed -- and poignant to boot -- the direction he’s pointing is clearer than ever. it’s that spot on the horizon -- no, not that spot ... to the left. below that bluish star -- no, the other one...

it’s actually more like purple. "purple on time.". sugar is sweet -- and so’s u.s. maple. step up for your spoonful.

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drag city (usa) #dc 250 cd

u.s. maplepurple on time.” compact disc

  • my li'l shocker (5:07)
  • sweet & center (4:40)
  • oh below (4:35)
  • i'm just a bag (3:16)
  • dumb in the wings (4:42)
  • whoopee invader (4:39)
  • lay lady lay (5:19)
  • tan loves blue (3:16)
  • (untitled) (0:45)
  • touch me judge (3:45)
drag city press release...
u.s. maple
purple on time.
dc250 cd

finally! and right on time - u.s. maple have returned from their sojourn. the last two years have been time well spent - trips in the wilderness, leaving signs behind that say gone fission... finding themselves for a day or so in the aegean, camped out on a volcano, napping under a blanket of ash. an hour passes with all the weight of a year for u.s. maple -- so what have the last two years wrought?

unwrap the cellophane, throw the disc on the player. it’s "purple on time.".

it’s been a long time since we did that stroll. but in case you forgot, these guys put out frigid for six months, years, all that tension, frustration and celibacy now a bogus memory. starting fresh, staring deep into the void, building on the spot that “ma digital” was erected and detonated; they infuse their blues with power chords, broke-necked rock and roll, swells of passion, rattles, melody. saturday nights become sunday mornings. u.s. maple rocks on. from farther away, they’re closer than ever.

al johnson steps up to the mic, free like a soul man, croons and moans. swooning smoothly along the fine line of his falsetto, he brings you the news from u.s. maple’s side of the tracks. his words are pointed -- and poignant to boot -- the direction he’s pointing is clearer than ever. it’s that spot on the horizon -- no, not that spot ... to the left. below that bluish star -- no, the other one...

it’s actually more like purple. "purple on time.". sugar is sweet -- and so’s u.s. maple. step up for your spoonful.

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drag city (usa) #dc 208 cd

u.s. mapleacre thrills” compact disc

  • ma digital (3:29)
  • babe (2:05)
  • rice ain't afraid of nothing (3:01)
  • untitled (2:07)
  • obey your concert (2:47)
  • total fruit warning (2:58)
  • open a rose (3:29)
  • make your bedroom great (3:09)
  • chang
  • you're attractive (2:48)
  • troop and trouble (3:19)
  • untitled (2:14)
2001 release ; u.s. maple’s fourth album & the last with original drummer pat samson (who was replaced by adam vida shortly after the recording sessions) ...
drag city press release...
it can sometimes be a complicated matter, or an endeavor even, to turn others onto such a band, one that has risen like a phoenix from the rank and file of rock n roll ashes. their vision is singular; their look, filled with personality. and their latest album, acre thrills, contains some of the finest sounds you will hear this year, on stereo or off.

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