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ELEPHANT MICAH - Globe Rush Progressions LP
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Globe Rush Progressions is collected from one-off sessions in the late 2000s, projects approached as a way to test out ideas...an opportunity to break rules...out of curiosity...and in response to invitations...recording in a public stairwell...writing about historical hairstyles...playing back stretched out cassettes...interpreting Big Star...all with a brazen commitment to home-production. Assembled, the tracks on Globe Rush Progressions reflect the more exploratory aspects of Elephant Micah. Somewhere between sound art and song, the release documents Joe O'Connell's work not just as a writer and singer, but also as a recordist and experimenter. The collection arrives on the heels of Elephant Micah's recent NPR Song of the Day honor and appearance at North Carolina's Hopscotch Festival. Dark Dark Dark's version of the Elephant Micah song, "Wild Goose Chase", was also featured prominently in the debut episode of the final season of the British TV show, "Skins". Globe Rush Progressions is available as a one-time LP pressing in an edition of 175 copies, housed in a deluxe sleeve with insert and download card. The album will also be available for download on a 'pay-what-you-want' basis via Elephant Micah's Bandcamp site.
"Airline Living" opens with a bit of psychedelic cacophony that morphs into a steady guitar melody and bass line, while soft harmonies, searing cymbals and smoky saxophones fill in the cracks... Ambiguity gives the song a particular power.
Louder Than Thou is Elephant Micah's umpteenth record, proving that not every creative force is going to break through into the mainstream consciousness... But by God it doesn't mean they shouldn't, and they may just yet.
Like the work of fellow moody Midwesterner Jason Molina, Joseph O'Connell's rustic, art-damaged folk rock takes its time unfolding and rewards listeners by taking some unpredictable diversions on the way. His humble commitment to craft combines with his restless curiosity in fascinating ways.
O'Connell sings... and it's almost like a downplayed war cry, a flare that will go off sooner or later. The only question that remains is how loud he'll get about it.
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