This demo from the Lovely Feathers is bittersweet. On the good side, yeah, it’s a new Lovely Feathers song. But it would seem that the band are having a bit of difficulty getting their wheels moving again. They’ve made a couple allusions on their myspace about having trouble getting this record out (I’d assume that means Equator records is no more, given that Islands just moved to Anti-). This is another case where I can’t do anything directly to help the bands I love, but this is the best I’ve got. Their record Hind Hind Legs was one of my favorites of 2006 and I forced everyone I loved to listen to it. So here’s a new demo by a great band; hit up their myspace to hear another work in progress.
MP3: The Lovely Feathers - Anne Lowiza (new; demo)
This song’s really got my hopes up for the new record. It’s like how Islands’ last record would sound with more spazz-outs in it. However, don’t let that trick you into thinking the Lovely Feathers are juvenile. “Anne Lowiza” is a sort of intervention from the narrator to his friend Jimmy whose long-standing marriage is losing its spark. Jimmy has been with his wife since he was 20, but his “passions don’t exist in [his] bedroom.” The song maintains a constant emotional swell with a strong percussion like the Arcade Fire, but hits with the quirkiness of their weirder Canadian neighbors.
Here’s a bonus new song that I’ve yet to hear a studio version of…
MP3: The Lovely Feathers - Rusty (new; live)
Probably my favorite of the new songs. This was recorded by Emmy-award-winning Pete over at the Anchor Center.
