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NYLON Song Premiere: A Great Big Pile of Leaves
Song Premiere: A Great Big Pile of Leaves
May 9, 2013
On the one hand, “Snack Attack”–the first single off of Brooklyn’s A Great Big Pile of Leaves‘ upcoming album (out by Topshelf Records in July)–is about exactly what you think it is: food.
“The songwriting occurred during the very late, eerie hours of the night when I was watching Man. v. Food and was frustrated by the combination of escalated salivation in my mouth and lack of high-quality eateries that were open at that hour,” remembers Peter Weiland, the band’s singer and guitarist.
But he promises that that isn’t all: “There is a solid blend of both literal and metaphorical qualities to the lyrical content of the song, which was derived from my experience and interpretation of the world at that moment,” he adds.
No matter what it’s about and where it came from, we like it: From the opening oohs and snaps onward, “Snack Attack” bounces along like the dreamiest, ’90s-tinged late-night crawl ever. “I like to think we write songs that are interesting musically but are also easy and fun to listen to. We like to mix complex guitar lines and different time signatures with catchy instrumental and vocal melodies,” says drummer Tyler Soucy.
And no, you don’t have to be awake at 3 a.m. to listen to it; as Weiland puts it, “The song is like a trip to the boardwalk and a ride down the tallest, twisty-est waterslide on the hottest day.”
Hear what he means below–we’ve got the exclusive premiere of “Snack Attack”! –REBECCA WILLA DAVIS
BRIDGES AND POWERLINES BIKE TO “WILLIAMSBURG” (PREMIERE)
May 15 , 2013
Each song on Bridges and Powerlines’ Better EP (out next Tuesday on Daisy Pistol) takes its name from a differentBrooklyn neighborhood. At the center is the soaring “Williamsburg,” which agglomerates sounds around an intricate three-guitar pattern. The video mimics this crescendo, with flickering colored panels rising up to reveal more of the musician’s visages as the song builds and a lone bicyclist (as befits the title) slowly makes his way across a nocturnal landscape. Images of fireworks accompany a whirring electro breakdown.
Bridges and Powerlines play an EP release show at Piano’s,158 Ludlow Street, this Saturday, May 18.
TimeOut New York Previews The Hush Sound
The Hush Sound + Hockey + River City Extension + Genevieve + Lucas Carpenter
May 2013
Time Out says
The Hush Sound juggles Spoon-like indie rock and theatrical piano pop, making for a fun, bubbly blend. The coed Chicagoquartet, on hiatus since ’08, reunited last year and this spring released a new EP, 45, with a full album in the works. Indie-electro hotshots Hockey are also making a comeback, having upped sticks from Portland, OR, to Brooklyn, to make new album Wyeth IS.
Until Tue May 14
Webster Hall
125 E 11th St, New York
Nylon include Bridges and Powerlines in their Good Listener pick
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NPR First Listen feature Os Mutantes ‘Fool Metal Jack’
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Soundcheck Premiere Air Review’s Video to ‘Animal’
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