Ethers - Self Titled LP NEW. SEALED. Trouble In Mind Records A self-described "bad time band", Ethers' debut consists of twelvesongs of ragged, soulful rock and roll; heavy on hooks, with starkarrangements and sticky melodies that hang with an unexpectedresonance. Instant earworms like opener "Empty Hours", "Rip O "and "Modern Dating" recall bands like soulful punks Royal Headache orAsheville troubadours Reigning Sound, while third quarter-album highpoint "CBD" rages with nervous energy like a long-lost Feelies "CrazyRhythms" outtake. Tunes like "Carry What You Kill" and album closer"Something" are soaked in melancholy, but peppered with cynicismand charm. The band oozes a world-weariness, but the tunes yearn witha hopeful ache for better days ahead. Recorded in the raw, with verylittle audio adornment by Chicago engineer Dave Vettraino & masteredby Melbourne legend Mikey Young (Total Control, Eddy CurrentSuppression Ring), the spartan production allows the songs to be themain focus. 1. Empty Hours2. Running Through The Night3. Rip Off4. Nature's Revenge5. Emily6. Carry What You Kill7. Patient Life8. Past My Prime9. Party Girls Vs. The War Department10. CBD11. Modern Dating12. Something
