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Polyvinyl Records has embarked onto something new with something old. The much talked about seemingly mythological band that hosted Mike Kinsella and Steve Lamos before American Football and David and Allen Johnson before Very Secretary and Favorite Saints. The One Up Downstairs has only three recorded songs from their brief existence nearly a decade ago. Polyvinyl would have released the material as a 7" had the band not broken up. But now the label is releasing the three songs as their first ever digital release. For a mere $2.97 one can attain the only evidence of The One Up Downstairs' very existence.
I'd personally rather the vinyl product, as I like to own music as a physical entity, but it's pleasant to see Polyvinyl branch into the undeniable future. I actually downloaded iTunes just to pay for digital music for the first time. The facts are that the songs are good - American Football's sound was inevitable based on this beginning - and that they're cheap. Under three dollars to own a piece of history is a bargain that you cannot refute.



The One Up Downstairs' EP (available through iTunes here, courtesy of Polyvinyl)