According to their myspace page, which also doubles as their actual website {really though, how hard is it to program a simple site}, The Federalists think of themselves as an indie, country, rock amalgamation. I’m fine with those credentials as long as I can interpret the “country” tag as really meaning southern rock, and I also get to add to the mix pure Cali-pop. And when I say Cali-pop I’m of course referencing the sounds of bands like Phantom Planet on their album The Guest and Rooney on their album debut album Rooney. It’s a breezy, jangly, ultimately satisfying trip through apocalyptic futures and odes to girls alike.
The following tracks hail from The Federalists first proper full length (amazon) (iTunes) and I included them both because they’re very different from each other. To be honest, the first time through the album Friendly Fire was my favorite song. It reminds me of Death Cab circa Transatlanicism and all the wonderful slightly depressing emotions the future may or may not hold. On the other hand it took a fair number of trips through the disc to really appreciate City Girl. It starts awkwardly, at best, and I couldn’t get into it until I came to appreciate the evolution the song undertakes throughout the four minutes. It’s as if the music serves as a aural depiction of country versus city and the final resolution to separate with the line “and as you find your way back home I found sanity / knowing I could live without you next to me.”
mp3 : The Federalists - Friendly Fire
mp3 : The Federalists - City Girl
This is yet another album that has been sitting on my desktop, collecting e-dust, waiting to be given an adequate listen. Luckily for both of us I finally got around to attempting to clear out a massive folder I have marked “blog tracks.” There’s a daunting number of albums still waiting for the right mood to strike me, but fear not, I will press on.
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