BEADS - The Blakes side project - new Brit-Pop style release
On March 9, The Blakes announced they officially released the full-length debut album, No One Knows, through their new side project, BEADS. I stole their bit from Facebook because it was so damn funny: “This collection of songs could be thought of as an introspective look at the innerworkings of The Blakes personal lives. It could also be enjoyed early in the morning whilst sipping on a morning cup of china green tips or possibly indulge yourself by rolling up a spliff of your own making and listen while the music oozes out of every pore……. BEADS…….INDULGING EXPLORATION. Seriously!!! this a new record from SNOW and GARNET. pick it up anywhere in Seattle or buy it on ITUNES and be the first on your block to enjoy something entirely different.”
And stolen directly from Light in the Attic’s, Noah Sanders: “His debut album No One Knows is a far cry from the boozy rock and roll of The Blakes, instead focusing on harnessing some of the more shambolic aspects of their classic Brit-pop influences in to a varied slew of poignant portraits of loss and heartbreak. The album was recorded in the basement of Keim’s long time friend and producer Bryan Brown and features the raspy vocals of Snow’s brother Garnet. No One Knows is at once a beautiful album of emotional wrought rock and roll and a peek in to the hellish year Snow Keim has lived through….The album dropped on March 10th and can be purchased here: http://www.beadsmusic.com.
What I personally have to say about this debut is that it truly is a more popped up, somewhat acoustic version of the brothers’ work. The harmonies and verse are still edgy but in a less rockin-in-your-face way. You can feel the pain wash over them as they play and the album channels The Beatles psychedelic period.
Although Evil is a bit vitriolic, most of the tunes are a “psychedelic peek in to the darker side of the Keim brothers’ psyche.” It appears that all that was ailing them was aired on this album perhaps as a way to push past all that pain. Ending with the softer, sweeter anthem, Oh Lord, asking “Oh, Lord, ain’t it time for good things to shine down from Heaven above?” I hope the Good Lord does shine down some happiness on these fellas that have given their all for their art. It’s all they know and all they do. God bless them.
Speaking of that, The Blakes are playing SXSW in Austin this coming week. I hope folks finally “get” them and that they finally get a label and the recognition they so totally deserve.
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