Musically Polite Sleeper is about doing more with less.From three-piece trap kits to playing without a bass, the songs are as divergent as they are raw. Each a story sounding as if John Darnielle was fronting the Microphones or a working mans Xiu Xiu. Keyboards, banjo and pedal steel might round out a fewprogrammed beats or a piano stomp, otherwise, very little is kept that cant be performed live. And what started as a bedroom project between friends finally coalesced with a proper full length written and recorded throughout Brooklyn in 2007.More self-assured and playful than previous efforts, the debut balances the whispered lullabies with the screaming sing-a-longs - from country to folk to punk, its an authentic,earnest document of where three friends ended up after landing on the East Coast with a new plan.
1 | This Is A Call | |
2 | Into Loud Talkers | |
3 | Gin + Duct Tape | |
4 | Names Will Stand... | |
5 | Alright, Alright | |
6 | Not A Lover Yet | |
7 | Forever (A Waltz) | |
8 | A Shirt For Each Zip Code | |
9 | What Went Wrong | |
10 | Set A Pace (To Keep) | |
11 | Up The Punks |
Special thanks to Joel Gerard and Emile for their respective banjo, pedal steel and art direction.
PS is Jason, Michael and Tim.