There was a night back in ‘06 where we swung into Bowery to take in a headlining set from the always great Serena-Maneesh, and wound up having our heads shredded by the the cackling, shape-shifting psych-pop of Evangelicals. The mini romance begun at the Ballroom (and furthered by their debut So Gone) just blossomed into some full-on need-to-be-with-you/can’t-stop-leaving-messages crazy-in-love shit this past Friday night, though, when we finally heard the band’s follow-up The Evening Descends. Over and over again, all weekend.
This is a great album, a big, sprawling, mess of a trip through the band’s unhinged and unruly musical vocabulary. It’s a strain of pop, no mistake there; but as made by kids from Oklahoma weaned on the Lips and Scooby Doo re-runs, on 8-bit pastimes and ’80s bands (U2, the Smiths, even the Cure circa “Just Like Heaven” come through virtuosic singer-guitarist Josh Jones’s home blend). Now take that mess of modifiers and run it through a kaleidoscope, and you’ve got the mighty first cut:
Evangelicals – “Skeleton Man” (MP3)
Please listen to the entire record, streaming at MySpace — though if you’re picking and choosing, go “Midnight Vignette,” “Paperback Suicide,” and “Party Crashin’” to start. Love. It.
The Evening Descends is out 1/22 in the US, 2/4 in the UK via Dead Oceans.
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It’s so good. I read they were streaming it Saturday and I haven’t stopped listening since. This is a legitmately great album and it’s really taken me by surprise. The unhinged vocal performance on “How do you sleep” is incredible.
Totally enjoying this!
The name is Josh Jones. Get it straight! This kid’s gonna be a star!!!
You’re right. This is a great “out-there-somewhere” kind of an experience. I streamed the album and I’ll most definitely buy it. I especially liked Bloodstream, Here in the Deadlights and…well, all of it really.
yeah it’s fixed joan rivers, that was my bad and totally inexcusable given how much i love this band. missed you on the red carpet last night!
the record sounds like Jeffrey Lee Pierce fronting Grandaddy at times. it’s a really good night driving record
Josh Jones just did an interview with Festival City Radio, a podcast out of Norman, OK. There are 3 solo acoustic songs from the new album that sound pretty great. Check it out at festivalcityradio.libsyn.com or search the podcast section of itunes. It’s episode 97.
Skeleton Man! Fuck Yeah!
Can’t stop listening!
Great great music.
Jeffrey Lee Pierce for sure… Sex Beat, GO!
I spent some time with these boys….
they made me evil.
This is seriously good.