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| From | Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com> |
| Subject | cool & free: The Selfish Cales - Light Worms And Old Dancing Ladies |
| Date | Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:49:56 -0700 |
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Read about these folks ~30 minutes ago. Still on first listen via their Bandcamp site, but liked enough to download. Free as in beer. Definitely going into rotation (on phone).
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-selfish-cales-light-worms-old_22.html
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The Selfish Cales (not actually that selfish - this album is a free Bandcamp download) are a prolific Italian cottage industry psychedelic band who wear their influences on their sleeve. Anyone uncertain of where their heart lies is directed to "Dandelion Seeds" <http://theselfishcales.bandcamp.com/album/dandelion-seeds-highlights-and-rarities-from-psychedelic-sixties>, a covers E.P that they released last year which may not actually contain the July track that provided it's title but does feature material originally performed by The Idle Race, The Zombies, Love and Tomorrow.
And their own material (which "Light Worms & Old Dancing Ladies" is full of) acknowledges these influences openly without getting stuck in the mire of out and out revivalism.
Brothers Gabriel & Andy Cale navigate these treacherous waters skillfully with a sound that finds a safe middle ground somewhere between the more soulful end of the brit-pop spectrum and the rich neo-psychedelia of the sadly missed Rainbow Quartz label, with a good balance between the two.
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Hear & download here:
http://theselfishcales.bandcamp.com/album/light-worms-and-old-dancing-ladies-3
Cheers,
- Michael
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