Video: Yearbook Committee “Tall Trees”
Yearbook Committee is an acoustic-driven, folk band from Terre Haute, IN. They released their debut album Sing Till You Die last March. Yearbook Committee is a commune of a sound, with each member carrying equal weight. The band is in the midst of a Kickstarter Campaign in hopes of releasing their sophomore effort prior to heading to SXSW later this spring. Watch the video for their song “Tall Trees” below. If you like what you see, contribute to the cost of their new album. It will make you feel good.
Connect with Yearbook Committee via Facebook | Kickstarter
Written by Rob Peoni
Tonight: The Bright Light Social Hour in Cincinnati
All right Cincinnati, got that weekend itch yet? Then make sure to get out to the MOTR Pub on 12th and Main St. tonight to see The Bright Light Social Hour. Once again, admission is FREE, so round up your friends, dust off those dancing shoes and come let loose on a Thursday. The Bright Light Social Hour were kind enough to recently give Thought on Tracks an exclusive interview. Check out a fitting video for this time of the year below of the guys rocking out just after midnight on New Year’s Eve from last year with their song “Shanty”. Hope to see you at the show!
Connect to The Bright Light Social Hour via Facebook | Twitter
Written by Greg Dahman
Fresh Track: Chad Serhal “30”
Bloomington’s Chad Serhal has been churning out some consistently terrific material lately. He serves as frontman for She Does Is Magic, whose self-titled, debut EP wound up on my Top 5 of 2011 list. Yesterday, Serhal released an album of solo material entitled Golden. The 13 tracks were penned last year and recorded in a single week, kicking off 2012. The album begins with the voice of Edward Bloom from Tim Burton’s 2003 flick Big Fish, saying “And if I were to end up here, I’d feel lucky. But the truth is, I’m not ready to end up anywhere.”
The constrictive nature of a less than fulfilling hometown echoes in Serhal’s lyrics throughout the opening track “30.” The song’s voice speaks to the restlessness one feels with complacency, advising instead that the listener “Get out while the getting’s good.” A sentiment as old as rock n roll. Here, Serhal seems to be justifying his own dream of the aspiring musician as a life worth living, saying, “You have to keep moving / you can’t be confined to your neighborhood / And let the music take you places / you never thought you could.”
By the end of the track, Serhal ensures that he understands that the path he’s chosen will not be easy. To pull this off he returns to Edward Bloom. Now Bloom is being asked by a young child how he could possibly expect to make it without his shoes. Bloom’s reply: “Well, I suspect it will hurt – a lot.” Grab Golden for $5 from Bandcamp. Keep your ears open for She Does is Magic’s debut, full-length LP due to drop on Bloomington’s Flannelgraph Records later this year.
Connect with Chad Serhal via Twitter |Bandcamp
Written by Rob Peoni
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