Blind Willie Jefferson, The Dust Bowl, windmill farms, Jameson, the Mass Media, The Ink Spots, Steinbeck, tumbleweeds, airport terminals, Bob Dylan, ghost stories, Bill Callahan, Johnny Cash, meditation, Erik Satie, fresh vegetables.
Sounds Like
Sounds like our forthcoming 2009 LP All The Fallen Parts, recorded in Chicago and featuring special guests Tania Bowers - vocals (Via Tania), Jane Roberts - banjo (Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader String Band), Tiffany Kowalski - strings (Machine Shop), and Cynthia Gill - vocals.
Ceiling Stars is a new Chicago band that could fit into that odd term New Weird America. Or folk, if you want. Bluntly put, they make deep, relaxing, honest music played by great musicians… -Chicago Independent Radio Project "Best of 2008"
Sounds like our debut self-titled album. Limited edition Bonus Pack LP features 11 songs and real glow-in-the-dark stars. Available at our next show and at Laurie's Planet of Sound in Chicago.
Professional-quality recording software, samplers, and emulators are cheap enough now that singer-songwriters can realize their dreams of Brian Wilson-style instrumental extravagance without leaving their bedrooms. But Joe Phillips, the man behind Ceiling Stars, prefers a restrained aesthetic that contrasts starkly with the baroque confections of Elephant 6 worshippers like Bryan Scary. On this disc of home recordings, the four musicians he plays with live—who include members of Tenki—only occasionally chip in, and even then they tend to tread lightly around his skeletal, folksy guitar parts and plainspoken vocals. A couple tunes rock out gently, but overall the album creates a peaceful sonic space that makes me imagine a Zen pebble garden laid out in front of Townes Van Zandt’s old trailer.- Chicago Reader "Sharp Darts" July 3, 2008
Sounds like our holiday greeting, available for download on ceilingsongs.com
CEILING STARS creates a delightfully dreamy and satisfyingly twangy pastiche of alt country and shoe-gazey lo-fi pop lullabies….- KEXP 90.3 Seattle
Basically, the band is tight with catchy Americana, light alt.country, and rock influences that range from pop-ish toe-tapping to somewhat of a moody, drawling sound. They play well though and have noticeably good music and lyrics which seemed to grab the room’s attention. Yes, that means people stopped talking in order to listen.-Relaxocat.com
Jumpsuit / This Saturday Night! (02-21-2009) RORY LAKE’S BATTLE OF THE BANDS V Finals! @ Bottom Lounge 1575 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Doors @ 8pm Jumpsuit plays around 11pm This is the final battle. Jumpsuit will be battling Jewsus and Sassdragons. There was nudity at the semifinal battle. Maybe there was a little berzerker action going on there. We don't know. I'm just say'n.
JK has been a great addition. Glad to hear you enjoy the tunes. We like the ones you have up on this page as well... Come see us Next Friday at the Empty Bottle.
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