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Posted in music | tour dates on August 4, 2011
by Bill Pearis
DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Julu Road (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Through the Valley (MP3)
Last here for this year's popfest, Fan Modine (aka North Carolina resident Gordon Zacharias) is back in town this month for two performances of gorgeous orch-pop: there's a free show this Sunday (8/7) at the Ace Hotel with Sam Owens, and then Wednesday, August 17 at The Rock Shop with April March and Hotel Lights (the new band from Darren Jesse of Ben Folds Five).
At the top of this post you can download two tracks from Fan Modine's new album, Gratitude the Shipper, Zacharais' first in six years. If you like The Pernice Brothers, The Divine Comedy, The Left Banke, this album's for you. It's also got a slew of talent on it. Chris Stamey of the dB's produced, and features NC legend Mitch Easter, plus members of Polvo and the Essex Green.
Both NYC performances are full band shows, so hopefully much of Gratitude the Shipper's (and previous albums, like 2004's Homeland) lush arrangements will be represented live.
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enough Fucked Up posts all ready. Jesus...
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 10:41 AM
Fat guy post in 3, 2, 1 ....
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 10:45 AM
Hahaha 10:41.
I thought they meant Fat Matt Modine.
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 10:48 AM
Oompa Loompa Doopity Doo
I've got another riddle for you .....
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 10:55 AM
I used to be in a band. I got too obsessed in the scene. Was it alcholism, heroin use, or exhaustion- no one will ever know. I got too caught up in Chillwave- it overwhelmed me like a drug left me feeling good and powerless. I would wake up everymorning for brunchwave- I didn't know it then but I was slowly becoming addicted. I started off with chillwave,brunchwave,dark wave, withouse, and then my final straw was Orch Pop. I just couldn't handle it anymore. Pick any shitty song and read this to its tune.
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 10:59 AM
seriously taking fat rock to a whole new level.
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 11:06 AM
fat guy in a little coat
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 11:13 AM
That coat isn't little, it acutally fits his rotund frame rather well. 11:13 joke...FAIL!
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 11:23 AM
Well I put my pita in your hummus baby so it gets ate on down,
But you got me in a deep fryer on the cheesey side of town.
Throw me burger, cause you mah nigga
Cause there's a fat man in little coat with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 11:25 AM
Is he the Mayor of Simpleton? Cause he sure sounds like it.
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 11:30 AM
Hotel Lights has been around for about 6 years, so its not Darren's "new" band.
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 12:26 PM
yap, yap, yap. just listen to the music. pretty tasty
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 1:49 PM
nom, nom, nom. just listen eat the hummus. pretty pastey
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 2:45 PM
hummus dude, your comments are getting a little stale. You might consider graduating to another spread
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 3:20 PM
hummus in the mornin' nom nom nom
hummus in the evenin' nom nom nom
hummus then you wash it on down
nom nom nom
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 3:48 PM
i can't wait for hummus to get out of school and get a job
Posted by Anonymous | August 4, 2011 3:59 PM
I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them.
Posted by Joker | August 4, 2011 4:11 PM
.... but I'm too much of a lzy slob to even got off of this chair and wash my smelly ass. Damn, I offend myself! and these Cheetos stains ...
Posted by Fat Joker | August 4, 2011 4:14 PM
gratitude for the shipper is a solid album. if you check this website to find good music versus using it to showcase mental and creative shortcomings, give it a listen. solid songwriting, nice arrangements that range from simple to complex and lovely melodies, you can tell it's produced and performed by experienced and talented musicians. won't be my favorite album of the year, but after several listens there are still pleasant surprises.
okay, back to the comments by people still living in the same bedroom they grew up in who obviously don't get enough attention from their parents.
Posted by anonymous | August 4, 2011 11:38 PM