Daily Archives: February 28, 2008

Album: Home EP, Vol 5 Ben Gibbard and Andrew Kenny

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Always behind the times as I am, I picked up this 2003 release at Green Apple on my trip to San Fran last month. Not only had I never heard of this album, I didn’t know Andrew Kenny (or his band American Analog) or the Home series itself (which offers other interesting pairings such as Bright Eyes/Britt Daniel).

So pleased I bought this. Lovely quiet little songs. Subtle and sweet. Here’s a longer review if you need one.

Gibbard’s Death Cab band mate has a solo album out (out now, currently, not four years ago — in case you’re wondering) and it’s getting good reviews everywhere I look. But so far I really haven’t been tempted — it’s Gibbard’s voice that really makes Death Cab for me; and you get a nice dose of it here on these four solos.

Quote of the Day

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On my cab ride in this morning, I had the horror of listening to an interview with some completely nuts evangelical who I believe was named Richard Lamb (?? not that I really care if I am accurate on the dude’s name) all about the sanctity of marriage and how evangelicals will never vote for a Demoractic (i.e., pro choice) candidate and blah blah blah.

Despite the horror (I seriously got the gag reflex at one point, his comments were so ridiculous), and again wondering what it is about the SEPARATION of church and state that people such as he refuse to understand…he did provide a moment of humor when he commented on the current battle for the Democratic nomination:

I feel sorry for Senator Clinton. She’s trying to conduct a job interview and Obama’s on a date.

Hilarious and very accurate of how the campaigns are being run / experienced by the public, I’d say.