http://www.myspace.com/theheavyblinkers
why? 1.they do the burt bacharach/beach boys/free design thing in a pretty amazing way. 2. they have 4 albums already, the last one "the night and i are still so young" is a masterpiece. 3.somewhere in the near future theyll release a new album called "health". 4.so fucking underrated it hurts.
― Zeno, Saturday, 2 August 2008 07:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow. I've got their first album. Pleasant and nice, but nothing special. Was their last one different?
― zeus, Saturday, 2 August 2008 07:37 (sixteen years ago) link
the first one is the worst . they are getting better for each record they release
― Zeno, Saturday, 2 August 2008 07:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Just pulled this back up - I agree: The Night and I Are Still So Young is incredible. The songs all have great arrangements. But "He Heard His Song" has about five different hooks as well. The title track isn't far behind. The name notwithstanding, this is def. more in the Bacharach and Free Design mold than the Beach Boys -- particularly the vocal sound.
As for the underratedness, it drives me nuts too. I hate it that people sleep on a band like this, when there are a million others who ape these kinds of arrangements and sound but can't write a song to save their lives.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 6 February 2011 05:39 (fourteen years ago) link