May 05, 2006
Anathallo
I received a copy of Floating World by Anathallo in the mail today. Anathallo has been around for a while, but I've only just heard of them recently. They're a 7 person (and twice as many instruments) band from Michigan. Their sound is along the lines of Sufjan Stevens (good bit of horns and lots of interesting percussion). You can grab a couple songs from their PureVolume page.
The CD insert contained a story about an older couple, a dog they come across, and their greedy neighbor. Turns out the story is Japanese folk tale called Hanasaka jijii (which is used in the title of several tracks on the CD). You can read a slightly different version of the story here.
I've already listened to the album a couple times tonight. The songs flow really well and the whole CD just has that storybook feel to it. Great stuff.
I've also heard nothing but good things about Anathallo's live show. So next time they're in the Bay Area, I'll definitely be checking them out.
Posted by Jason at May 5, 2006 12:49 AMHey, my new favorite band, Anathallo's record, "Floating World" is in
stores TODAY!!! If you dont know what they sound like, you can hear
songs from the record at www.myspcae.com/anathallo, but after
ordering it from their site a few weeks ago, i think the packaging
makes it soooo worth it