Jay Walsh-vocals & guitars Patrick Cooley-bass Albert Gualtieri-guitars Pete Caldes-tempo navigation
Influences
We appreciate... Sparklehorse, Husker Du, Afghan Whigs, Guided By Voices, Our friends, Spoon, Versus, Red House Painters, The Glove Compartment, Morphine, Bowie, Lone Justice, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Doves, Sun Kil Moon, John Doe, Lost In Translation Soundtrack, The Grifters, Throwing Muses, Dylan in the Movies, Ryan Adams, Elliott Smith, Chris Brokaw, Fables of the Reconstruction, Those Bastard Souls, Grant Hart, Films, Literature, Airplanes, Travel, Ed Kuepper, Polvo, Francine, Goodbye Girl Friday, Teenbeat Records, Mark Robinson, The Southern Hemisphere, old instruments, Dusk, Dawn, A good cup of tea, HarborcOat, People who listen, Paintings in Dutch Museums...
Sounds Like
Imagine if Echo and the Bunnymen, PJ Harvey, and The Red House Painters agreed
to rendezvous for a late night cocktail in a quiet, dimly lit, back alley pub.
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The band would be VERY APPRECIATIVE
if you'd consider downloading a Fir track for only .99 cents from Apple iTunes. Thanks to everyone who has downloaded songs thus far!
A monumental debut album with vivid lyrical narratives and spectacular
songwriting. The Fir may share similar influences to NYC early 80's revivalists
Interpol, Longwave and The Walkmen. But they beat those groups to the punch...
Don't miss out on this one! -The Big Takeover
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The Douglas Fir fill an entire disc with gorgeous
claustrophobic melancholy pop. The band recreates the somber ennui of those
old Smiths, Cure and Nick Cave albums, while giving them a slightly more lucious
sonic bed to lounge in, complete with astonishing power and moody atmospherics. -Amplifier Magazine
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The Fir have a distinct flair for the melodramatic.
The band shows particular promise... -Magnet Magazine
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The Douglas Fir have a flair for the cinematic. They make music
that has the chiming grandeur and air of mystery that surround highly literate,
lyrically romantic bands such as the Smiths, Aztec Camera, and the Go-Betweens. -The Boston Globe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boston's Douglas Fir are very promising... The band shows off edgy
pop muscle without covering up its melodies... -CMJ New Music Report --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Douglas Fir play cinematic, subversive, underground pop.
The Fir has shared the stage with many folks including Grant Lee Phillips, The Church, Calla, The Wrens, Pernice Brothers, Pinback, Rob Dickinson, Film School, The South, Metric, Her Space Holiday, and Cobra Verde to name just a few. The band has also performed live on air when Seattle station KEXP (www.kexp.org)
broadcasted from the Museum of T.V and Radio in New York City.
Thanks for adding my new profile, Jay -- I'm about to delete the old one sometime soon, so it's good to have you on this one now ... have a great week, Lilli
Fine, play shows at T.T.'s. That's just fine. We could be doing shows together at Spaceland, but no, you would rather play T.T.'s. I bet it's raining in Boston right now...
I stop by periodically to listen. You're sounds are wonderful. Thank you so very much for sharing... and best wishes for a rewarding and memorable New Year!
like the new look of your profile ... and isn't green said to have a calming effect ... any news musicwise? all the best from across the ocean ... lilli
