04/25/08 China Clipper Olympia
Influenced By05/03/08 Rendezvous Seattle |
Biography of Ferns' Pastel Gothic is re-released today (April 22nd). Their record label, Tellous Records, lists that it was originally released November 1st, 2007.
So, Biography of Ferns is an indie pop band, based out of Seattle, Washington. All three members, Justin Hamacher (guitars/voice), Larry Brady (bass), are Stromi King (drums), share a ove of late 70s British punk/art and new wave.
In 2005, they earned a nomination for "Best Indie Band" in Seattle Weekly Music Awards, but lost to some obscure band called Death Cab for Cutie.
With that in mind, you can get a feel for what these guys sounds like... think (slower) Buzzcocks crossed with Wire and Television and you get the general idea.
Hamacher's
vocals takes a little getting used to, it sounds like he's ready to
give up, especially when he sings "heart" (as "hawt") or "paper" (as in
"pape-ar"). It kind of makes me wonder if he's American :)
I thought these songs really stood out: the love-lost song "Not a Magician" (with great backup singing by Brady), the quick and distorted "Psi Fi Killer vs Dr. Lobotomy", and the bass-y "Visual Vagrant".
What I found really cool about this band and their record label is that they give 15% of their profits to supporting Poverty, Northwest Literacy, Arts & Womens' groups. The rest is split 50/50 between the label and the bands on their roster.
EPs selling for $8 and LPs ranges from $10-$14, and you can pick up Pastel Gothic right now directly from Tellous Records.
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