absentee - weasel
having toured with label cohorts the go! team, as well as indie pops finest, 'the magic numbers', absentee follow up their recent mini album by managing to get into the studio to start the ball rolling in regards to recording their debut album, for which the hot hot hot james ford has been signed up for production duties. subsequently, these 2 lovely tracks (on limited 7" inch wouldn't ya know) provide more in the way of tindersticks deep vocals and late night melancholy. lead track 'weasel', has a alt.country feel and would easily make Seattle heroes 'the walkabouts' very proud, guitars are roughed up a little more than expected, and a massively catchy doo-doo-da-doo chorus just seals the songs fate in fine form. band fan, tom waits, will love this. flip the record over, and hear the band turn down the heat, lights and get all drunk and mellow, with added horns for added schmoochy romance.
this is a very nice double bill, and hopefully will propel the band into the hearts and minds of many.