anything and everything, but musically here is a short list: nick drake, tom waits, air, bright eyes, doves, elliott smith, elbow, jeff buckley, catherine wheel, stone roses, squeeze, gang of four, pulp, blur, u2 (early), flaming lips, gomez, ani difranco, the american analog set, aqualung, autolux, the beach boys, bjork, the dandy warholes, brmc, david bowie, the dears, death cab, eels, decemberists, frank sinatra, radiohead, frou frou, muse, my bloody valentine, otis redding, pink floyd, stevie wonder, rufus wainwright, spiritualized, the verve, zero 7, velvet teen, barry white, siouxsie and the banshees, cocteau twins.
Sounds Like
a combination of our influences. pink floyd, air, doves, echo...etc.
"It feels like we've been cooped up in
our warehouse for years writing this
record—and every nuance is like an
instant biopic of our personal lives and
experiences interweaving into each other.
It is truly an album reflecting life and
relationships..." —Marc Herron
The same meditative and patient
sentiment enlightens I Wish You
Would Come Home Already, angeles
drake's debut album. Already
established in the Greater Los
Angeles area as a contemplative and
melodic mix of UK-tinged atmospheric
pedal rock and orchestral alternative
keyboard pop, the album sees the band
cohesive, introspective and
self-assured, making this one of the
can't miss records for 2005.
angeles drake's debut album is their most
enchanting work to date—a
symphonic cuff of keyboards, pristinely
distorted guitars, mathematical infused
drum beats, algorithmically synthetic
programming and heartbreakingly
soaring anthems. And with themes of
found and lost loves, renewed and dying
hope, I Wish You Would Come Home
Already is a symbol of life incarnate.
The title, I Wish You Would Come Home
Already—taken from the Matthew
Heller painting which graces the album cover—is a lyrically cyclical album
tackling the relevant subject of
relationships. The opening track
Serpents, begins with the lyrics, "why
am I here lying wide awake/sleeping
soundly as the earth shakes" and the
closing track March, has Haskell
shouting, "The more you go, the more
I wait/I'm losing sleep, losing sleep/are
you leaving, are you leaving again."
Metaphorically it signifies the beginning
and ending of a relationship, but also
establishes that relationships are always
starting anew. "The theme of
relationships is central to this album,"
says Haskell. "And the album artwork
and lyrics are indicative of that.
Everything in life is a cycle of learning,
growing and building significant
relationships. With each record we hope
to maintain and continue in
that tradition."
Hope you're luving this last little bit of summer. Have you been out to The Airliner yet? We've been playing there lately & are really digging that punky East Side vibe. We've got a show there again on the 8th & really want you to come out to see what we do live. Music is always better in person. Rock & Roll!
Jon! How are you? It's been way too long. Thanks for the comment, glad you dig my latest tune. I hope you can make it to my show, it's June 8th @ Arena 1 in San Mo. Send you an invite soon...
~Ten
We miss Angeles Drake!!! Let's do a cross Canada tour soon. There is a lot of music out there but talent is talent and that is a rare thing... Let's get you back on the road asap.
excellent stuff monsieur. i've just finished uni and am pretty much a fully fledged journalist apart from the proper scribing job of course! has it been a year since hope of the states? blimey...
