Thursday, February 11, 2010

Sour Notes Sound Good


Based in Austin, Texas, The Sour Notes consists of members Jared Boulanger (singer/songwriter/guitar/bass), Chris Page(guitar/piano/synthesizer), Travis Hackett (drums/percussion) and Elaine Greer (vocals/organ/synthesizer). They're known for experimenting in many different musical genres accompanied by female guest vocalists.

The band first formed in 2007, and soon expanded to include Elaine Greer, who added depth to the band's vocals. It's Not Gonna Be Pretty is the third full-length release from the hard working quartet, which released in Jan. 2010. The band has already accomplished the ever-difficult task of winning over the critical eyes and ears of the musical haven of Austin, Texas, and are now pushing themselves into the national spotlight.

The tunes are noisy, swirly and sound like they've blown through sheets of distortion to get to you. It's good stuff that's as dreamy as it is rough. Entertaining stuff then.

Download: Doers and Sayers

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