Somebody Still Loves Boris Yeltsin went nuts on the blog scene a year or so ago. They deserved it; Broom was really good. They sorta came out of nowhere, and they are super low tech. Not in the musical sense, the music is great. They're low tech in that their website doesn't have flash, doesn't have any sort of "wow" graphics. It doesn't have a lot of information about the band. In order to find out anything about them you have to go to their record label's website. Even then, you won't find much. You will find out that they're from Missouri, they got super popular thanks to the internet blog scene, though beforehand they couldn't tell you the name of a single blog. It will tell you about the success of Broom, which was recently re-released on Polyvinyl Records, and it will sell you their CDs, and you should buy them, because they're great. But obviously, everyone's already heard about them, read these press releases:
From Pitchfork: "...damn if their pop chops aren't convincing... Naysayers unimpressed with crisp choruses and expert bridges might doom Broom's makers to a subcult-status alongside Western Keys or Home, but something more ambitious is afoot: The songs are fetching ciphers, stowaways on an indie pop mothership, benchwarmers on a charm offense, etc."
From 30-Music: "Quite possibly the greatest pop record of this year past...[Broom] is a relic, a map to music left behind and uncharted, brief sketches of past histories pulling together and forever telling a different tale."
It's hard after hearing that to not one to listen to them, especially if everyone is completely gushing over SSLYBY. With that, I present to you:
[mp3] Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Half Awake (Deb)
[mp3] Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Big City
[mp3] Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Oregon Girl (highly recommended)
From Pitchfork: "...damn if their pop chops aren't convincing... Naysayers unimpressed with crisp choruses and expert bridges might doom Broom's makers to a subcult-status alongside Western Keys or Home, but something more ambitious is afoot: The songs are fetching ciphers, stowaways on an indie pop mothership, benchwarmers on a charm offense, etc."
From 30-Music: "Quite possibly the greatest pop record of this year past...[Broom] is a relic, a map to music left behind and uncharted, brief sketches of past histories pulling together and forever telling a different tale."
It's hard after hearing that to not one to listen to them, especially if everyone is completely gushing over SSLYBY. With that, I present to you:
[mp3] Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Half Awake (Deb)
[mp3] Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Big City
[mp3] Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Oregon Girl (highly recommended)
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Website | Polyvinyl Records
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