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March 28, 2005
Air Miami
I won't say one word about the consistent quality of 4AD bands because these are things that needn't be discussed. Air Miami = now defunct 4AD band from Washington D.C. Me, Me Me is 10 years old, sounds like it's 15 years old, and still holds up nicely today. The music is taut and snug. Jangly, yet satisfying. Springlike, yet tense. Reflective, yet detached (okay, I'll shut it right up). Don't let the foolish art work (an anamoly for 4AD) trick you.
You can get more Air Miami at emusic. I suggest you start with "Neely" which is this chirpy and innocuous-sounding pop song with the lyric "Hey, hey, I'm gonna fuck you up today." When you're listening to it, your ears hear that lyric and your head pops up from whatever you're doing and you go, "oh yeah?" It sounds like this pretty wimpy kid saying it but he's so at ease with himself that you start to think that maybe you'd better get away from him.
Posted by jimweed at March 28, 2005 08:03 AM
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Air Miami! yeah, we got that cd randomly at a cd store in 1998. We got it because it was 4AD even though we hadn't heard it. We were very happy about this purchase! Good to see it getting listened to!Posted by: miss trudy at March 28, 2005 12:05 PM
If you like Air Miami you might want to check out some of the other bands Mark Robinson has been in (Unrest, Flin Flon, solo work, etc). You can learn more on the Teenbeat Records site. The whole Washington DC scene is pretty rich.Posted by: grace at April 2, 2005 05:08 PM