xfactor675 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Lauded as one of 2009's very best records by critics and fans alike, Castevet's amazing debut, Summer Fences, paid homage to the quartet's influences - bands such as Chicago brethren Ghosts And Vodka, The Appleseed Cast, Small Brown Bike and The Casket Lottery - while never completely succumbing to the weight of those torchbearers' important contributions to the scene they helped build. Shades of gorgeous, twinkly 90's Midwestern emo collided with a brawny-yet-brainy punk rock explosion and in the process, spawned something altogether exciting and new. Castevet's latest achievement, the eight-song The Echo & The Light, doesn't miss a single beat, picking up where Summer Fences left off and honing in on the band's most positive attributes. Leaning less on the sweeping atmospherics and lush soundscapes of its debut, Castevet kicks up the distortion and fuzz pedals that lace kinetic, intertwining guitars while placing a greater emphasis on the gritty vocals and concise songs wound tightly around propulsive, math-tinged instrumental passages. If Summer Fences was the result of a band experimenting with an abundance of great ideas, The Echo & The Light is that band only using the very best of those. Originally pressed in CD and tape format as an extremely limited six-song EP for the band's 09 Winter tour with Grown Ups, the six tracks - plus two brand new offerings - have been re-recorded and engineered by Dennis Pleckham at Comatose Studio in Bradley, IL and mastered by Carl Saff (Melt Banana, Young Widows, Ghosts And Vodka) at Saff Mastering in Chicago. Tiny Engines will release the LP on June 29, 2010 in both 12-inch and digital formats. Each copy of The Echo & The Light will include a free mp3 download code for all the songs. Track List _______________________________ 01. Six Parts Summer 02. Narrow Hallways 03. Hiccups 04. Lautrec 05. Midwestern Values 06. Model Trains 07. Bike Notes 08. Cities & Memory Pressing Info _______________________________ * 200 copies on 180 gram black vinyl * 300 copies on white vinyl Pre-order way too many great thing coming up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedavidescapeplan Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 This band is so fucking good. I will be picking this up shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcamps Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 this is awesome! just ordered. did summer fences get pressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtowall Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 ordered this earlier today. stoked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechuckdiezel Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 This is so awesome because I just got into this band like two days ago FUCK YES!!! Will be ordering soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protagonist Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Super stoked on this, band is backed hard. Summer Fences has been a fave since I first heard it... and this album is just a logical next step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbot Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I love Summer Fences. Will definitely have to check this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 this is awesome! did summer fences get pressed? Nope. Tiny Engines is shaping up to be a pretty dope label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickheitman Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 tiny engines rules. castevet rules. glad i picked up the tape and cd when i saw them on tour. the cd has the best packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theuglyorganist Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 so stoked to see people on here are into this band, go see them if you haven't! great live and just awesome dudes in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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