Common Loon :: Dinosaur Vs. Early Man
i went down to urbana to visit friends and celebrate a birthday. we all got on bikes to check out some local music at a champaign bar, not knowing what to expect. the first band we saw dominated the other bands of the night playing their brand of haunting, shoe-gazey, dreamy pop music. 50% Beatles + 50% Radiohead + 50% 60’s Psychedelia + 50% Apples In Stereo + 50% Elliot Smith = 250% good. two guys total, one with a guitar the other playing drums and running sequencers of organ tones, deep bass swells and sleigh bells, can make any of their songs sound like 10 guys with 3 background singers. i went up to them after the show to tell them i thought the show was great and i loved their sound, but when i started talking, the dude just kinda looked down, then around and quickly finished our conversation to get away from me. am i an asshole (no need to answer that) or is it better to just buy the record and leave bands alone? i always thought it would be cool if someone actually liked the music i played. either way, find this record, buy their new album coming out, become friends with them on myspace, look them up on itunes, bug them if you see them live and always support local acts.
Dinosaur Vs. Early Man (4.6MB MP3)
Common Loon (myspace)
a nice modern version of a classic sound. very floaty. soothing even, and conducive to reading