Folkmote is Donny Hue’s debut effort with the Colors, a band assembled to execute his take on psych-spilling chamber pop. After a few spins this week, we found “Mountain Piece” cruising to the top of our playcount (awesome listening for when you’re next stuck sitting on a Jet Blue runway for an hour on your way out to Chicago), with lush, organ-infused folk by turns slow-building and soaring. Should find a happy home on your PMP, next to Okkervil River and E6 bands of yore.
Folkmote is out 8/28 on The Kora Records. Hear more on MySpace, and jump for Donny Hue’s fall tour dates.
09/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
09/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Khyber
09/07 – Washington, D.C. @ Velvet Lounge
09/09 – Chapel Hill, NY @ Blend
09/12 – Memphis, TN @ P&H
09/13 – Tulsa, OK @ Soundpony
09/14 – Austin, TX @ House show
09/15 – El Paso, TX @ Cactus Café
09/16 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Macy’s
09/17 – Las Vegas, NV @ Aristocrat
09/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
09/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
09/23 – Oakland, CA @ Mama Buzz
09/26 – Eugene, OR @ Black Forest
09/27 – Portland, OR @ Towne Lounge
09/28 – Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur
09/29 – Seattle, WA @ Mars Café
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mmm-mmm,nice discovery! I love the layered organ/piano sounds and the innocence seeping thru on the vocals. will have to catch them out west.
I wrote about this awhile back–a solid surprise to say the least.
this is a Lilys cover, by the Carlsonics.
bad luck for the already existing (and in my opinion superior) australian band called “the colors”, huh?
… it’s bad luck for “the colors” for not being quite as witty or talented, it seems.