Seasonal affect disorder is no joke. Between Punxsutawney Phil's shadow yesterday and the snow outside my window, winter is going nowhere. Ever. Which works out well for bay area seafaring rockers Port O'Brien, who will launch a series of 7"s celebrating the seasons later this month with Winter. Lead Porter Van Pierszalowski explains:
Although the seasons aren't very well defined on the coast of California, they have always greatly influenced our lives.The annual summer migration to Alaska in search of money, the readjusting months that Autumn become, the nostalgic nature of Winter, and the search for stability in the face of Spring.We decided to release a 7" single for each season of 2009 to document these different times.
Things get started with the listless cut "Is This Really What It's Come To?," which is made of pure Win (as in good song, or Butler).
Port O'Brien - "Is This Really What It's Come To?" (MP3)
The Winter tracks will be out digitally on 2/17, with 500 vinyl copies available via portobrien.com and the band's MySpace on 2/24.
