Say Hi - The Wishes And The Glitch (2008)

Say Hi (to your mom) vuelve con un nuevo trabajo este 2008.


Indie / Alternative / Electro

Seattle, Washington
United States

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Componentes:

eric elbogen and westin glass. but also sometimes just e.e.

Reviews:

-New York Times

Say Hi

In just about any other place or time in human history, a guy like Eric Elbogen never would have thought to pursue singing as a career, or even a hobby. He’s an inveterate mumbler with a shaky sense of pitch, and he looks pretty awkward onstage. But there’s something likable — sometimes lovable — about his indie-rock band, Say Hi. For the band’s new album, “The Wishes and the Glitch” (Euphobia), he ditched his old vampire fixation as well as the last three words in his band name (to Your Mom); the result is a warm, modest set of songs that hide their melancholy beneath sturdy tunes and lots of fuzz. Expect his cult to grow, but just a little.

NPR.org, December 4, 2007 - After releasing four albums about vampires, video games, spiders and robots, songwriter Eric Elbogen decided to get serious. The multi-instrumentalist moved from Brooklyn to Seattle and produced a lush new collection of introspective songs called The Wishes and the Glitch. He also shortened his long-held band name from "Say Hi to Your Mom" to just "Say Hi."

The Wishes and the Glitch still contains Elbogen's quirky sense of humor, but titles like "Shakes Her Shoulders", "Back Before We Were Brittle", and "Zero to Love" aim at more personal themes about complicated relationships. Vintage keyboards oscillate giving an added depth to catchy hooks and slightly gloomy lines. Nouela Johnston joins Elbogen for some smooth backing vocals on the first track "Northwestern Girls".

As with his earlier recordings, Elbogen recorded the album in his home and played most of the instruments, with guest vocals by The Long Winters' John Roderick and Pedro the Lion / Headphones' David Bazan. Elbogen released The Wishes and the Glitch on his own label, Euphobia Records.

In describing the music of Say Hi, Elbogen says "we're the mumbling in your head while you're crunching the numbers. We're the apparitions, ticks, gut wrenching, suspicion and glee, too. We're the reason you rolled a nineteen for charisma, the cat's meow, your least favorite aunt."

Discografia:

--The Wishes And The Glitch

(5 Feb 2008)

Listado de canciones del nuevo disco:

1. Northwestern Girls (MP3)
2. Shakes Her Shoulders
3. Toil And Trouble (MP3)
4. Back Before We Were Brittle
5. Oboes Bleat And Triangles Tink
6. Magic Beans And Truth Machines
7. Bluetime
8. Spiders
9. Zero To Love (MP3)
10. Apples For The Innocent
11. We Lost The Albatross

--Toda su discografía con 3 MP3s de cada trabajo en su web AQUI.

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