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January 14, 2008

New Helio Sequence - "Keep Your Eyes Ahead"

The new Helio Sequence makes us feel like running in the park against the wind: less shoegaze, more gazing at a distant finish line. 45:33 in 4:25? Actually, there is a story of inspiration behind it. Multi-instrumental singer Brandon Summer badly damaged his vocal chords after years of touring and recording, so he had to find another way to enunciate and breath on the Oregon-born duo's fourth album Keep Your Eyes Ahead. Hence the added dreaminess. In honor of Brandon's triumph, please take the title track with you on your next outdoor excursion: On your marks, get set, download. Dudes are obviously in training.

The Helio Sequence
[photo by Pavlina Honcova-Summers]

The Helio Sequence - "Keep Your Eyes Ahead" (MP3)

Recognize those indie-funky drums? Yessir, the other half of the Sequence, Benjamin Weikel, banged skins on Good News for People Who Love Bad News, though we imagine he's sick of people saying that.

Keep Your Eyes Ahead is out 1/29 on Sub Pop.

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Official link to the mp3 download is also available through the Sub Pop website.

Posted by: volume-addict at 01/14/08 2:31 PM | Reply
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hey volume-addict, your mama's aaaaaaaaassssssssssssss called and it wants it's feces back.

Posted by: george at 01/14/08 2:48 PM | Reply
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Funny, I thought I was workin' on your mama's ass, george

Posted by: volume-addict at 01/14/08 3:26 PM | Reply
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I'd come up with my own clever mom joke, but your mom's are probably both hideous and I wouldn't even joke about hitting that. Great song though!

Posted by: Peter at 01/14/08 3:32 PM | Reply
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Man! Those foreheads are outta control! Rad music though.

Posted by: Raul at 01/14/08 3:41 PM | Reply
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Who cares about their foreheads. These two have a better and bigger sound than most of the indie bullsh*te 'hipsters' are raving about these days.

Posted by: tomato808 at 01/22/08 2:11 PM | Reply
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I'm sorry, but this album blows. The Helio Sequence used to be such an amazing band and this was such a huge disappointment.
If you don't believe me, listen to "Young Effectuals" and then listen to this one again.

Posted by: Colin at 01/31/08 5:51 PM | Reply
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