Jul 26 2007
Irving
Irving are the band that Fountains of Wayne should have always been but could never quite manage. While the latter band often tends to wander far too far into mawkish territory than I may like as well as crafting some painfully bad “hits” (Stacy’s Mom comes to mind), Irving have been quietly in the background making perfect pop records. That the band is nearly ten years old and has only managed to release two full length records may offer up a clue to their obscurity. I wonder when I started calling albums records.
The songs are heavily indebted to 60’s dreampop, but they have gently moved away from that on the most recent releases, allowing them to come into their own. I Can’t Fall in Love is the standout here, a song that manages to remain incredibly catchy even when a melancholic is droning over the top. Irving are a band that deserve to not just be limited to indie circles, but if it stops them writing about a friend’s mother, I guess that’s a small price to pay.
MP3 Irving - I Can’t Fall in Love (expired)
MP3 Irving - Jen, Nothing Matters To Me (expired)
MP3 Irving - Situation (expired)
MP3 Irving - Turn of the Century (expired)
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