WINDMILL

Whether or not you can stomach WINDMILL will likely hinge on your ability to tolerate lead singer and ringmaster MATTHEW THOMAS DYLAN's sinus-whine vocal stylings. Methinks I detect the presence of THE FLAMING LIPS in this music. And, just possibly, a smidgen of MERCURY REV? As Doris Day was wont to warble: "Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...."

The first two tracks below are taken from Windmill's debut long-player, PUDDLE CITY RACING LIGHTS (2007).

WINDMILL on MySPACE.

WINDMILL tilting at quixotes >>>

Aug 11 2007 12:00P/Nuits Secretes Festival/Lille
Aug 16 2007 12:00P/La Route du Rock Festival/St Malo
Sep 27 2007 8:00P/Greenspace Valencia/Valencia
Sep 28 2007 7:00P/Sala Apolo/Barcelona
Sep 29 2007 8:00P/Arena/Madrid

[MP3] "Tokyo Moon"

[MP3] "The Planning Stopped"

ENTIRELY NON-SEQUITOUS BONUS TRACKS >>>

[MP3] DORIS DAY/"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"

[MP3] CAKE/"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"

THE SILENT LEAGUE

A bit of chamber pop for you today....

JUSTIN RUSSO plays in the band HOPEWELL with his brother Jason and has also played keyboards with MERCURY REV. He formed THE SILENT LEAGUE in 2002 and released their debut album two years later. OF STARS AND OTHER SOMEBODIES, the band's sophomore effort, dropped in June.

Generally-speaking, the Silent League traffic in sad, slow, lush pop. Mercury Rev are one touchstone. THE FLAMING LIPS and GRANDADDY are a couple of others.

The Silent League will be playing NYC's Mercury Lounge on August 10 with LOS CAMPESINOS!.

THE SILENT LEAGUE on MySPACE.

From the LP OF STARS AND OTHER SOMEBODIES, 2007 >>>
[MP3] "Kings and Queens"
[MP3] "Let It Roll"

From the LP THE ORCHESTRA, SADLY, HAS REFUSED, 2004 >>>
[MP3] "Breathe"
[MP3] [VID] "The Catbird Seat"