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August 14, 2005
The Westward Trail
Sign Here / Haunted Streets | mp3
Circle of Bone | mp3
So, we went camping in the desert this weekend. And what better locale to be rocking out to the sweet electronic sounds of The Westward Trail. There's definitely an 80's vibe going on here, but it's not what you think - the vintage synth lines, drum beats and melodic bleeps have been reprocessed and reconfigured into a totally contemporary sound - though at a few points in each song, you may find yourself strangely reminded of something that happened in third grade... see, these are the sounds embedded in your subconscious - the music you never really listened to, but somehow this is all oddly familiar, comforting, and just right. Be the first kid on your block to be bumping "Sign Here" out of the car stereo...
check out a few more songs on their mySpace page.
a 4-song EP is available from their website.
Posted by matt at August 14, 2005 03:42 PM