"The Meat of the Fruit" was recorded at home, mixed by Steve Christensen at the Treehouse, and mastered by Joe LaPorta at the Lodge. It has neat packaging designed by Rene Cruz and features additional vocal contributions from Sarah Harrison, Heba Kadry, and Liz Molina.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT:
Waterloo Records (Austin)
End of an Ear (Austin)
Cheapo Discs (Austin)
Sound Exchange (Houston)
The Sour Notes are an Austin, TX pop band formed in 2008 by Jared Boulanger (gtr/vox), Chris Page (gtr/keys), Brandi Dipietro (bass), and Travis Hackett (drums). Their music has been described as 'saying the not-so-nicest of things, in the most-pleasant way possible'. Their debut album, 'The Meat of the Fruit' is an intimate arrangement of bitter-sweet pop songs that touch perfectly on the observations that are this band's inspiration. The trivialities of life, love, and loss are a few of the underlying themes on an album that begins with regret and ultimately goes 'sour'-er... So grab that temporary, special someone and give one last, sweet goodbye, because here are... The Sour Notes.
Austin’s The Sour Notes play lulling, ghostly, fully realized melodies not terribly far from Bright Eyes or the Decemberists. And they do so with a degree of bitterness and rancor — directed both inward and outward — that places the quartet closer to noted indie-folk grouches like Bill Callahan and Cat Power. Their subdued, hummable nature does nothing to lessen the lyrical sting of songs like “Weak at Heart,” “It’s Easier to Be a Hypocrite” or “The Truth in Our Lies,” and may sharpen it to an even deadlier point. You know what they say…it’s always the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Though Saturday's show is officially a release for their The Meat of the Fruit EP, expect plenty of material from LP Received in Bitterness, due out later this year.
i got 'the sour notes' cd in the mail today and it's absolutely gorgeous! i listened to it for hours in the darkroom. really, really beautiful! 2 of my students were fans too.
'The Meat of the Fruit' (2008)
