Track Listings (5) - Disc #1| All Artists: Earlimart Title: Avenues Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Palm Pictures (Audio Original Release Date: 1/1/2003 Re-Release Date: 1/21/2003 Album Type: EP Genres: Pop, Rock Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 660200210724 |
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 | Earlimart Avenues Genres: Pop, Rock
Earlimart is one of those tiny, hard-scrabble agri-oil towns that dot California's sprawling San Joaquin Valley, forming a loose constellation around Bakersfield midway between the band's hometown of Fresno and their adopt... more » |
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Amazon.com Earlimart is one of those tiny, hard-scrabble agri-oil towns that dot California's sprawling San Joaquin Valley, forming a loose constellation around Bakersfield midway between the band's hometown of Fresno and their adopted artistic Mecca, L.A.'s Silverlake district. This five-track EP showcases Earlimart's continuing evolution from their ragged Fresno roots--and early comparisons with Social Distortion and the Pixies--to the dreamy, down-tempo textures herein. If Earlimart is essentially Aaron Espinoza now, this all-too-brief collection also stands as tribute to his burgeoning side career as a producer. "Color Bars" and "Parking Lots" are hypnotic tracks that seem rooted in John Lennon's Dakota demos, yet fleshed out by Espinoza's deft use of studio colors and dynamics. "Susan's Husband's Gunshop" centers on more uptempo pop hooks, while "Interloper" conjures a dirge of a waltz, and the brief, untitled fourth track revolves around the musician's evocative use of samples and electronics as building blocks. The result sounds like the haunting soundscape to some lost David Lynch film--or a dusty, mysterious town in the great, wide middle of nowhere. --Jerry McCulley Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsDown the "Avenues" E. A Solinas | MD USA | 10/31/2004 (4 out of 5 stars) "In 2003, punkish band Earlimart underwent a radical musical shift -- away from the Pixies, and into the realm of Grandaddy. The five-song EP "Avenues" shows the first glimpses of their new sound: icily symphonic pop with electronic edges. Achingly swelling strings (dotted by some rather distracting electronic flourishes) open "Color Bars," followed by the fuzzy guitar rock of "Susan's Husband's Gun Shop" and eerie "Interloper." The untitled fourth track is a fun little experimental ditty with church bells and rat-a-tat drums. Finally it ends with the pretty "Parking Lots." In truth, "Avenues" feels like the lost B-sides of "Everyone Down Here," the first full-length album with this California spacey-pop sound. Not that that's a complaint -- considering the abrupt shift that Aaron Espinoza and Co. were undertaking, it's pretty impressive that it sounds this polished. Musically we get to see the whole range of what Earlimart can do -- fuzz rock, ethereal pop, and experimental numbers. Pretty piano melodies come up more than once, often paired with marching drums or mellow guitars, and speckled with little waves of electronic sound. Sometimes these sonic flourishes can be annoying, though. Espinoza sounds like he's on heavy tranquilizers, in the tradition of Jason Lytle -- he sings as if he's half locked in a dream. Earlimart's present sound blossomed from "Avenues." While only five songs long, it's a pleasant display of what the band is able to do." Pretty good B. De Gregorio | Scottsdale, AZ United States | 06/19/2003 (3 out of 5 stars) "Earlimart is a great band, especially with their new sound. This EP introduces this new evolution from typical punk rock into a more sensible digital sound. This was continued with overwhelming success on their 2003 album Everyone Down Here. Compared to EDH, Avenues is quite uninteresting and quite short (only 12 minutes). I recommend skipping this EP and going straight into their full album (which is still short) unless you can find Avenues used for $3 or less."
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