The Spring Standards — Yellow//Gold (2012)

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The Spring Standards — Yellow//Gold (2012)

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Location: New York, New York, USA
Album release: May 1, 2012
Record Label: Parachute Shooter Records
Duration:     52:07
Tracks:
01. Only Skin     2:56
02. Heavy Home     3:43
03. Chicago     4:49
04. Crushing Pennies     3:00
05. Enemies     4:17
06. Wildfire Forest     5:40
07. So Simple So True     3:36
08. Nightmare     3:50
09. Watch The Moon Disappear     3:59
10. Rusty Wheels     4:59
11. Here We Go     3:32
12. Unmarked Pill     7:37
The band members are:
¬ James Cleare — vocals, acoustic and bass guitars, and drums
¬ Heather Robb — vocals, melodica, keyboard, glockenspiel and drums
¬ James Smith — vocals, acoustic and bass guitars, harmonica, trumpet and drums
Description:
¬    The lovely, soaring “Only Skin” opens The Spring Standards’ forthcoming release, yellow//gold.
¬    Comprised of 2 very different EPs, the yellow side is a seven~song collection that ventures through the depths of nostalgia by way of Heather Robb’s hushed vocals and soft melodies. The flip side gold, however, takes a more up~tempo approach in its five~track compilation. As exemplified by James Cleare and James Smith’s edifying “Here We Go,” gold represents a more rollicking journey of youth.
¬    The three members of The Spring Standards grew up along the Pennsylvania/Delaware border and began playing music together in 2008.
¬    Each person plays multiple instruments and sings and their upcoming album explores the range of such musical diversity.
Website: http://www.thespringstandards.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thespringstandards / Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Spring-Standards/22313881085
¬    The Spring Standards are a talented trio of musicians hailing from Brooklyn, NY. They have toured the US relentlessly over the past couple of years and are finally releasing a new album in the form of the Yellow//Gold EPs. These New Yorkers play a form of indie folk rock that is both catchy and intriguing in their songwriting. Sometimes the songs sound nothing alike. All three members are multi~instrumentalists and share vocal duties. Not one song on either of these EPs is bad, it just fails in finding a true identity for the band. Each singer holds their own on their respective songs, it just doesn’t flow well when the next song is completely different than the previous.
¬    Heather Robb stands out on EP openers “Only Skin”(Yellow) and “Nightmares” (Gold‘s closing track). “Unmarked Pill” is an epic electro~pop~rock song simliar to a musical rollercoaster ride that peaks and drops, then ends with a jazzy like horn leading a steady drum beat. The Spring Standards sound great when all three members are featured vocally in a song and the sound tends to blend well with the rest of the music. Not a bad album at all, it just takes a little time to get used to.
Fortaken: http://www.theowlmag.com