Neighbors - All United Grocery
It took me too long to listen to this song. A serious gem: great melodic structure, wonderfully executed syncopation in the verse, and then a gentle slide into a smooth chorus.
Neighbors is from Seattle. they have a blog here (click me)
Big big big fan of Jose’s Seattle project (Neighbors). He just linked me to the (EP) called Finalist they just ‘released’ on bandcamp and it’s absolutely fantastic. Makes me think if Pavement had a noisy baby with the quiet earnest observant kid next door. Nice touches of tasteful dissonance throughout.
Jose’s lyrical ability has always made me a bit jealous, and coupled with his ‘I’m sorta apathetic about this’ vocal delivery these songs shine.
It’s also free. Always a plus.
he also has a (tumblr)