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November 30, 2006

Band To Watch: The Asteroid #4

One of the albums getting steady spins around Stereogum HQ these days is The Asteroid #4's fourth release An Amazing Dream. The Philadelphia-based rockers have covered vast stylistic terrain over the course of their records, but this one refines the psychadelic space-rock formula to great results; Dream shows that, over a decade in, they're just getting started. Songs like "Shoot Out The Stars" mix spare and tuneful country-folk with underwater-bunker guitars, while "Here We Go" is a big ol' dose of Brian Jonestown psych-bombast, with the requisite curling guitar bends and dousing of reverb. We're also in love with the half-time swagger-and-yearn of record-closer "Belong." Here's the premiere of another great album cut:

The Asteroid #4 - "Outside" (MP3)

The band is letting you have a few more, so if you dig, get busy downloading!

The Asteroid #4 - "Here We Go" (MP3)
The Asteroid #4 - "Ask Me About Pittsburgh" (MP3)

An Amazing Dream is out 1/2/07 on Rainbow Quartz Records.

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15 Comments

Band to watch? I didn't even know they were *still* a band.

Posted by: Glenn at 11/30/06 5:37 PM  | Reply
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Dream! The record is called An Amazing Dream!

Posted by: Albert at 11/30/06 7:46 PM  | Reply
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Wow, welcome to 1997.

Posted by: j clicky clicky at 11/30/06 8:06 PM  | Reply
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Eww.

Posted by: Van at 11/30/06 8:45 PM  | Reply
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I've seen them live a couple of times...pretty good.

Posted by: Kevin at 11/30/06 10:01 PM  | Reply
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Congrats Astroid #4- Long over do........ See this band Live and check out their discography.

Also, big props to Stereogum for supporting the Philadelphia Music Scene.

Posted by: dryw at 12/01/06 12:18 AM  | Reply
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this record is already available. check it out, it's really good stuff!
http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?p=INS30465

Posted by: craig at 12/01/06 10:06 AM  | Reply
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too bad the lead singer is a douche.

Posted by: suede at 12/01/06 1:58 PM  | Reply
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And he can't really carry a tune, either. Music's great, tho.

Posted by: MattS at 12/01/06 2:10 PM  | Reply
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suede sounds upset...this record is simply great!

Posted by: eggman at 12/01/06 2:33 PM  | Reply
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Asteroid #4 is fucking amazing! I've been a huge fan since their first album and their latest is high on my Top Ten list of 2006.

Posted by: Eric at 12/01/06 3:17 PM  | Reply
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These guys are all great guys, and An Amazing Dream is simply a fantastic record. Can't wait to see what they do next!

Posted by: PhillyG at 12/01/06 3:58 PM  | Reply
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very goog page, a mix of the things importants

Posted by: SELKBOY at 12/12/06 12:40 PM  | Reply
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very goog page, a mix of the things importants of records

Posted by: SELKBOY at 12/12/06 12:42 PM  | Reply
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Met you in the Dallas airport last night. Listened today. You guys are good!

Posted by: Alison at 03/17/09 12:42 PM  | Reply
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