i saw the line between sleeping and death as i stepped over it.
Saturday Looks Good To Me is three full albums in to their pop reign, complete with a 30 track album off odds and ends and a slew of 7" for fans and collectors of their simple pop that sounds decades old, worn in, and still fresh and riveting as singer Fred Thomas' lyrics. Unfortunately the rumor is that the next SLGTM album will be the last. This is mere speculation that even Thomas can't know for certain, but with his move out west, it seems all but inevitable. Fortunately, while the additional members give Saturday Looks Good To Me it's signature sound, Fred Thomas is the driving force, and he's already proven that his musical career is not dependent on this band's state of being. SLGTM's entire existence has been somewhat a fluke of constantly changing members, all supporting the production, songwriting, and multi-instumentalism of Thomas. In fact, at least 75 musicians have played with SLGTM since its conception almost seven years ago. Playing Motown-tinged chamber pop with punk ethics, Thomas and his crew have toured with Saves The Day, Ted Leo, Rainer Maria, Mates of State, and more.
Fred has just released his third solo endeavor, and it's characteristically fantastic. Sink Like A Symphony is packed with Thomas' personal feelings and observations that sound like thoughts that you may just have had yourself. His ability to write new songs that sound so familiar is a gift; one that has made Saturday Looks Good To Me one of my favorites, and will most likely keep all his future endeavors towards the top of my list.
Listen for yourself and purchase albums that Fred Thomas has crafted by himself, with Flashpapr, and with SLGTM at Polyvinyl. Contact Fred's Ypsilanti Records about Sink Like A Symphony. Insound also has the vinyl and CD, and says it's "akin to the hyper-worldly spiritual side of Neutral Milk Hotel or the experimental lo-fi alchemy of The Microphones."
Fred Thomas' "Holland Tunnel"
"Fire"
& "Susceptible To Ghosts"
from Sink Like A Symphony
DAYS REMAINING: 86
Saturday Looks Good To Me's "Blue Christmas"
& "Christmas Blues"
Fred has just released his third solo endeavor, and it's characteristically fantastic. Sink Like A Symphony is packed with Thomas' personal feelings and observations that sound like thoughts that you may just have had yourself. His ability to write new songs that sound so familiar is a gift; one that has made Saturday Looks Good To Me one of my favorites, and will most likely keep all his future endeavors towards the top of my list.
Listen for yourself and purchase albums that Fred Thomas has crafted by himself, with Flashpapr, and with SLGTM at Polyvinyl. Contact Fred's Ypsilanti Records about Sink Like A Symphony. Insound also has the vinyl and CD, and says it's "akin to the hyper-worldly spiritual side of Neutral Milk Hotel or the experimental lo-fi alchemy of The Microphones."
Fred Thomas' "Holland Tunnel"
"Fire"
& "Susceptible To Ghosts"
from Sink Like A Symphony
DAYS REMAINING: 86
Saturday Looks Good To Me's "Blue Christmas"
& "Christmas Blues"
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im loving the x-mas countdown.
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