Charlie Chaplain Iggy Pop early 70s beach boys (and earlier) Jesus, Johnny Appleseed Southern Soul Arthur Russell Tall Dwarfs Dr. Seuss Biff Rose Jodorowsky Captain Beefheart Lee Scratch Perry David Foster Wallace Rolling Stones Pete Seeger Thomas Pynchon Velvet Underground Science, Fiction Sly and the Family Sun Ra Daniel Johnston Hunter S Thompson Al Green Neil Young David Bowie Duke Ellington Kafka James Brown Shakespeare government poisons living myths free jazz, drone jams, righteous beings party as protest and you, yes you!
Sounds Like
Velvet Underground + Stones + Bowie + Al Green + Jesus in outer space + Anarchy + Big Drums + Space Guns + Neil Young + Keyboard atmospherics + Absurd stories + Far out theories and practices + Gospel + Dub + Soul + ROCK AND ROLL (as it has always been)
Spatially Severed (11/2008; Musical Family Tree / Holy Infinite Freedom Revival CDLP)
1. Burden Time
2. The Shelter
3. Labyrinth
4. Brother of the Prodigal Son
5. The Hairy Ears of Soul Captain Serpentine
6. Venus Tossed the Dice
7. Alice of Dixie Cup
8. Hello God
9. Savior of Sector Ten
10. Lifting Waits
11. Save a Life with Diet Chocolate Sprite
12. People
13. Bubble By
14. Self-Proclaimed Prince of the Hamlet
15. Oh Yeah
16. In Heaven Smoking Trees
Currently Unavailable
Ugly Magic (9/2007; No Record Label CDLP)
1. Cursed Be the Everything, Now! and All Who Sail With It
2. Babyshaker
3. Metaphysical Meals
4. Man Version
5. Effort = Precision
6. Winterville Fallout Shelter
7. I Was on a Quiz Show
8. Biting the Bullet in Paradise
9. The Death of Anthony Jackson, and How Brother Brandon Saved Our Lives
10. Dreamin' of Bein' Well-Hung Blues
Currently Unavailable
Bible Universe (3/2007; No Record Label CDLP)
1. Denial
2. Exile in Bible Universe (Or How I Spent my Bummer Vacation)
3. The World is Flat, This is the Edge
4. Wormhole One
5. The Myth of the Wizard Bird
6. Assimilation (In the Scheme of Things)
7. Freedom Sex with Bible Woman
8. Searching for the Invisible Man
9. Extra Extra Read All About It
10. Take a Gawk at the Weird Side
11. The Last Vegetable in Our Verb Salad
12. Call Her 'Auto'
13. Wormhole Two
14. The Birth of Ugly Magic
Sunshine of Doom (10/2006; Secretly Canadian / St. Ives 12" LP)
(11/2003; No Record Label CDLP; out-of-print)
1. Promise or Pretense
2. I Am Trying to Break Your Neck*
3. Bowel Sonata (Movements 1, 2, 3)
4. I'm a Bastard
5. Angina Pectoris
6. The Joe Chip Money
7. My Christian Friends, You Have Ruined the Life Cycle
8. Promising Pretentious*
9. Closer to the Ghosts
* = not on vinyl re-issue.
SPATIALLY SEVERED REVIEWS ARE HERE!!!:
FOURTH BEST INDIANA ALBUM '08 (NUVO magazine)!
"Like the Nuggets compilations of obscure garage rock bands from the ’60s and ’70s, Everything, Now! explores different territory on each track from their new record, managing to sound like — to use some less obscure bands as points of comparison — The Kinks, ? and the Mysterians, Procul Harum, The Who and The Bonzo Dog Band before they’re through. The thing about those collections is that rabid collectors sifted through a lot of dross to find songs with decent hooks and an ineffable (and irreproducible) energy. That E, N! can construct this kind of pastiche all by themselves and leave very few throwaways is all the more impressive."
-http://www.nuvo.net/music/article/top-10-indiana-albums
"Spatially Severed is Everything, Now!’s fifth full-length release, and as the follow-up to the band’s first misfire (Ugly Magic) it feels like a return to the band’s roots. Everything, Now!’s first true masterpiece was Bible Universe, but Spatially Severed is an improvement even on that. Like all great albums, it doesn’t just exist. It breathes.
A lot of the credit here is due to Tyler Watkins... [he] does a good job of tastefully adding embellishments to the band’s arrangements. From the swirling atmospherics on “The Shelter” to the warm, inviting presence of ballads like “Brother of the Prodigal Son,” Watkins has brought this band to life.
But the true stars of this record are the band members themselves. For the first time in a while, the band wrote, rehearsed and recorded as a unit, rather than as a Jon Rogers-directed solo project. And they sound lethal.
The band’s Bowie-by-way-of-T-Rex formula is back, but the band has found ways to make that sound its own, from incorporating elements of French freak-beat (“The Labyrinth”), country (“Brother of the Prodigal Son”) and AM radio pop (“Save a Life with Diet Chocolate Sprite”). All that genre hopping demands space, and Spatially Severed has a lot of it... there’s a refreshing amount of transition and movement on this record. It has the lived-in, chaotic feel of classic double albums like Bee Thousand and Exile on Main Street, both of which Rogers told me were heavy influences. When taken in context of the band’s stated intention to create the classic double-album, Spatially Severed comes off as a perfect cohesion of concept, intent and execution. It’s messy and imperfect. But it’s supposed to be.
The band’s blatant disregard for America’s booming online singles culture and the ADD generation is what makes Everything, Now! so vital. This music can be ignored, but for the select few who get it, listening to this band is a damn-near-religious experience. Indie rock needs Everything, Now!
Everything, Now! might never achieve wider acclaim and that might be okay with them. But it’s not okay with me. And it shouldn’t be okay with the rest of the indie-rock world."
-www.stereosubversion.com
Part Jonathan Richmond (sic), part Julian Cope, part Super Furry Animals, the music of Everything Now, takes traditional song structures and warps them ever so slightly on their latest album "Spatially Severed" , a fine layer of lysergic dust coating the tunes. Take "The Shelter", a rowdy rock guitar fighting with a swarm of synths and a sing-a-long chorus to great effect. Elsewhere, there is a sixties pop vibe to "Venus Tossed the Dice", whilst the bar room piano of "Alice of Dixie Cup" is augmented by surreal lyrics and strange vocal backing. Finally "In heaven Smoking Trees", is a fine psychedelic rocker, distorted and imaginative ending a collection of songs that grow with every listen.
-terrascope.co.uk
Earlier releases from this band were so crazy and out-of-control that it was something like a bizarre assault on the senses. On Spatially Severed the band has obviously toned things down a bit. In most cases when a band takes a milder approach to music, the results are disastrous. In this case...the change actually works in the band's favor... There's a lot to digest here as the band tosses of sixteen new tunes. The music is in the same general territory as, say, The Flaming Lips...but these folks are by no means a band copying the sound of others. The less busy overall sound makes it obvious that these folks could...if they choose to do so...become rather popular little darlings of the underground kingdom.
-babysue.com
Like all Everything, Now! albums, Spatially Severed is a concept album. It has something to do with aliens sending messages via song to Earth. As far as concepts go, it’s no sillier than Tommy. But aside from the sci-fi conceit, Spatially Severed is remarkably profound, joyous and down-to-earth. Songs like “Burden Time,” “Hello God” and “Save a Life with Diet Chocolate Sprite” ruminate on God, depression and suicide in surprisingly uplifting ways.
-nuvo.net
Kinda like Royal Trux playing early-70s Rolling Stones (or even early Springsteen), Everything, Now! blasts out rambling, rollicking rock and roll. There's just enough mannered craft to provide a bit of a wink toward the listener, but that's simply part of the fun.
-A&A 302, www.aidabet.com
Mr. Jones: They sound like they could have come out of Liverpool in the ‘80s with the Teardrops and Wah! They’ve got that life affirming quality that those bands had. Psychedelic, but with lots of big pop themes, and rooted in the ‘60s like nearly every Liverpool pop band.
Mr. Smith: I’ve definitely heard it all before, but they pull it off well. They’ve got some top song titles, too.
Mr. Jones: I assume you’re referring to “The Hairy Ears of Soul Captain Serpentine”, “Save a Life with Diet Chocolate Sprite”, “In Heaven Smoking Trees”, etc. Am I right in thinking that their singer’s got a bit of the Scissor Sisters yelp going on with his voice - on their Myspace page it says he’s called Ali Baba...
You guys rocked last night at Bill's City Grill!! We freakin' LOVE your sound! Great lyrics too. ("What are we going to do without life insurance?! LOL!! yes) Wow... yeah, we will definitely keep our eyes peeled for your future shows. If you ever need an opening act sometime, we would be honored. =) Take care.
Hey, I just wanted to let you know how wicked awesome it was to see you guys last night. The last show I caught was in Muncie on the Village Green front yard like 2-3 years ago. Sounded great!
Your loss is our gain Indiana! We're smuggling Normanoak out of your country and into ours for 5 gruelling gigs! Give him some love and positive vibes!
We are playing in London, Brighton, Hastings and Manchester, grab your hat travel light and get yourself there!
Tuesday August 11th Slaughtered Lamb, Farringdon, London £5/£6
Normanoak/Jess Bryant/The Bibles of Twang
Wednesday August 12th Latest Music Bar (formerly Joogleberries), Brighton £4/£3
Normanoak/The Space Agency/The Bibles of Twang/The Nelsons
Thursday August 13th The Hallow Inn, Hastings FREE
Normanoak/The Bibles of Twang/Cimic
Friday August 14th The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, London, £4/£3
Normanoak/Lynch Rider Lulu/Jess Bryant/The Bibles of Twang
Saturday August 15th The Roadhouse, Manchester, £5
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Thanks for the add.
