LEAK: A Weather, “Spiders, Snakes,” Cove (Team Love)
We’d been wondering when we would hear tracks off of A Weather’s highly-anticipated (I don’t usually use that promo-slang, but I know we’re really excited, anyway!) upcoming Team Love album, Cove. Turns out all I had to do was ask, and boom, two tracks were in our inbox.
If I’m trying hard not to sound like A Weather’s publicist, talking about “Spiders and Snakes” won’t help my cause at all. Just listen to it! The production (Adam Selzer and his Type Foundry studio are responsible for that) is perfect for the group’s personal and hushed relationship tunes. Perfect! The quizzical opening lyrics find Aaron Gerber and Sarah Winchester doubling up in fine form as usual, and the chorus retains the mystery of those opening verses. It’s a mysterious song all-around, and after a dozen listens I’m still not finding the plot. That’s exactly what makes this a cool lyrical tune, though. Gerber and Winchester sing like a doped-up Mates of State, and the listener has to make the song personal by way of his or her own internal imagery. But the imagery is certainly conjured by the verses as well as the understated, rainy-day instrumentation.
Cove came in the mail today (such are the perks of my job), and I can’t wait to dig in deeper. Most of y’all will have to wait until March 4, 2008 for that—but I’ve got a sneaking suspicion it’ll be well-worth the wait.
Download audio file (spiderssnakes.mp3)
Links:
A Weather
Team Love Records
Cove cover image courtesy of Team Love Records
Mia
says:You know how sometimes you don’t get a band until you hear one song and suddenly all their other songs are five times better? That’s what this song just did for me. Thanks for sharing.
Posted @ December 31st, 2007 at 1:02 am (December 27th, 2007) | Flag this Comment | permalinkkyle
says:oh man, this is good. they make everything sound too damn easy.
Posted @ January 8th, 2008 at 4:07 am (December 27th, 2007) | Flag this Comment | permalinkRobby
says:Where can I buy cove here in PDX anybody know?
Posted @ February 29th, 2008 at 8:24 am (December 27th, 2007) | Flag this Comment | permalinkI cant wait to hear more of this AMAZING lil band.
This Song reminds me of LOW at there very best and
I mean that only in the BEST WAY.
CASEY JARMAN
(post author) says:It comes out on march 4, so it should be everywhere locally then (that’s tuesday), and they’ll have it at the doug fir show, I’m sure.
And they wanted me to remind people that their actual cd release party isn’t until april 12 at Mississippi Studios. That’ll be awesome. Great album.
Posted @ February 29th, 2008 at 1:55 pm (December 27th, 2007) | Flag this Comment | permalink