Ears Wide Open: Facts on File
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Facts on File sound like a project David Byrne might’ve started in his garage in 1976, not such a bad thing for fans of angst-y post-punk or avant-garde pop. The trio of singer-bassist Joseph White, drummer Molly Durkin and guitarist Jason Spencer relocated to L.A. from San Francisco in 2009, and in late April they will release their self-titled album. In sum, the album could be the soundtrack to this generation’s uncertain future – or at least the dance party we throw to celebrate the present. White’s video for “How We Will Get Along,” filmed by Tim Davis, suggests a couple of coping mechanisms.
||| Download: “How Will We Get Along”
||| Live: Facts on File play March 14 at Silverlake Lounge with Bad Lamps and Belowme, April 7 at the Cinema Bar with Bikos and April 21 at Los Globos, opening for Les Sans Culottes.
More after the jump:
||| Stream: “Keep It Together”
shame on you! david would eat your talking head! there is nothing even remotely close to the talking heads or david byrne here! except that there are instruments playing and a vocal track..try getting out more often…speaking from experience…i enjoyed the live days of talking heads…in the garage and even at the roxy…hmmmm
Did someone just tell Kevin Bronson to get out more often?! HAHAHAHAHAHA, you obviously have no idea what you’re talking about, Lilly.
I definitely hear a David Byrne/Talking Heads influence, but I think this track, and the other songs I heard on their website are pretty unique. I hear lots of influences . . . some Rolling Stones . . . maybe even a little Ray Charles, but whatever their influences, they’re definitely making a cool new sound. I like this! Thanks for finding it, Kevin!