It's chilly up here in the great white north.

Posted by Joymode

Friday, January 12 2007

Alright so I'm totally stoked. Even though I'm in the middle of a cold front here in the great F-town (No really its freezing at my house) This awesome band, Great Northern is going to be playing in Visalia this month on Jan 26th. I had the grand honor of seeing these guys open up when I photographed Ladytron this last year in Pomona. I was so impressed with them that I actually purchased thier EP at the show. And now I'm told that they have a full length record coming out in May! This made me very happy indeed, since that EP has since become one of my favorite rainy day records to put on. If I had to compare them to someone else... which I hate doing... (But find myself doing quite often...) I would say Headlights with a bit of underlying sultriness and an added dash of subdued sexuality just for good measure. (thats alot of S's. say that 10 times fast.) When I saw them play last year, the music managed to tap everyone on the head as it nonchalantly floated across the venue. I didn't expect to be impressed by an opening band that I hadn't heard of, but before I even knew what was going on, I found myself to be in love with them. And I had the great privlege to stand on the side of the stage for thier entire set. I was right there. And it was awesome. Loved every second of every song. These guys are just a damn good Indie rock band. They sum up the genre quite nicely. If you had to explain to someone what Indie rock was... You could seriously get away with just putting a Great Northern record on. Great Northern is on a lovely little label based out of Hollywood. Eenie Meenie Records. The New record is called Trading Twilight for Daylight and it will be available in May of 07. The track I'm posting here today is called Low is a Height. (there are more available to listen to on thier myspace page) And it's available on thier current Bats EP Which is in fact only currently available at thier shows. So you better get your arses to Howie and Sons in Visalia on Jan 26th. Or else I'm going to smack you. Either that or I'll mail you some anthrax. Or better yet some ground up metal. I'm sure I'll have some leftovers... (You gotta love my inside jokes that only one person would understand.. no really you have to.)