Mini-Listen #16
Published February 17, 2004
Marvelous Things (EP) - Eisley
In a perfect musical world, or at at least one where MTV still had influence, and where ClearChannel hadn't yet bleached all of the color out of commercial radio...the pop group Eisley would be a household name.
These young kids create some beautiful melodies, shimmering harmonies and snappy pop hooks. Why the heck are they not more popular? Their first EP reminded me of Letters to Cleo-meets-Radiohead (ok, maybe not that weird). Marvelous Things (EP) mines that same territory, but with boatloads more warmth and charm (than Radiohead, that is).
A new, full-length record is in the works so at some point we'll get to see what Eisley can do in that setting. I'm lookin' forward to it.
(More fine writing about this EP can be found here and here)
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. On his best day, he hopes to channel the ghosts of Lester Bangs and Jack Kerouac. He spends the hours of 9:32PM to 1:37AM carving out music reviews and essays for Jazz.com, Blogcritics.org and other publications.
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