The Movies

Something about the way The Movies play a fast beat real slow-like just gets the “they sound like” comparative juices flowing. The guitar chimes and backbeat are what The Promise Ring would sound like if you played their 45s at 33 and a third. Their wistful vocals are what the Tindersticks would sound like if they were from the Midwest. Their wail-and-repeat lyrics are a bit like The Fall without the dissonance, or like Fugazi fronted by Jonathan Richman. And yet, the newest of these tracks, “Rock in the Slingshot,” picks ups the pace ever-so-slightly – “they sound like” Gang of Four in the chill-out room.


www.the-movies.net
www.houstonpartyrecords.com

One Reply to “The Movies”

  1. I went on a downloading spree yesterday. At least ten different bands, only one or two songs from each, and I’ve gotta say “A Better Life” was the only song I listened to twice in a row, just because I felt the need to get to know it better. Good stuff.

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