Thursday, September 03, 2009
The Happy Hollows celebrate the release of their debut record Spells (due October 6th) on Friday. Ms. Negahdari invited us to help sponsor the show, but since we had no idea what sponsoring a show meant, we obviously mistook the request as her coy way of flirting with us. Much to our dismay she was not flirting with us and she actually did mean she wanted us to help promote the show. After wiping away the tears, we did the usual spiel of:
- Purchasing the record (check)
- Listening to "High Wire" and wetting our pants (shut up, check)
- Leaking the record via Rapidshare and BitTorrent (check, I mean uncheck)
- Opening up MS Paint (above, check)
- Waxing nostalgic (check)
- Going to the Facebook event invite and leaving the obligatory stupid comment (check)
- Buying tickets (chickity check)
In all seriousness, Spells is the record we've all been waiting for from The Happy Hollows. It's a stunning 14-track behemoth of a record filled with all the frenetic energy, juxtaposed lyricism, and complex song structure you could ever ask from this band. It sounds huge. Negahdari's guitar breakdowns (like those found out of the choruses on "DeLorean") are engineered and produced to perfection by David Newton, as if her SG were shot out of a bazooka -- if that bazooka was shot out of a cannon and the cannon were dropped from a B-1 bomber. Yet there are also subtleties on this record that make repeated listenings a requirement. Make no mistake, this is one of the best records of the year by any band in or out of the Los Angeles music scene. It would be in your best interest to buy this record as soon as you can. And, luckily for everyone, soon is Friday at Spaceland.
September 4, 2009
Los Angeles Loves... Spells
THE HAPPY HOLLOWS record release
THE PITY PARTY
THE BOXING LESSON
THE HEALTH CLUB
Spaceland
1717 Silver Lake Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026 | Map
$8 / 21+ / 8:30pm
Email here to get on the $6 discount list!
The Happy Hollows - "Faces" (MP3)
The Happy Hollows - "Monster Room" (MP3)
The Pity Party - "Love Lies" (Vlaze Sessiosn)
