KUNEK "Flight Of The Flynns"
For the rest of the summer or at least until I get back into the swing of things, this blog, originally intended on bringing you flowers from my vinyl garden, will feature new and up and coming bands. That's right. Just until I find a rainy Sunday to rip some more vinyl. That okay?
I have NOT seen Stillwater, OK's Kunek mentioned on many blogs. It's amazing how certain bands have Evel Kneivel-ed their way through the blog community, leaping several hundred bands in the process. Maybe Kunek will be one of those because their brand of "beard" rock is kinda happenin' right now. Or if it's not, it will be. Bands from places like Denton, TX (Midlake) and Bloomington, IN (Margot & Nuclear So And So's) have been holed up in their rehearsal spaces with their Rhodes', their orchestration, mimicking the best elements of Fleetwood Mac.
What Kunek's "Flight Of The Flynns" lacks in real songwriting, it makes up for in mood and soul. It's a pretty record. Maybe an American Sigur Ros or something. Lots of piano, lots of yearning guitar leads, lots of long division drum beats, and plenty of soft rocking. Kunek play Brooklyn's Union Hall on Monday, August 21. You might want to say you saw them then, instead of when they come back opening for Keane or something.
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1 comment:
i am quite certain that kunek's music surpasses that of keane's by far and predicitng them being an opener of such a band is really an injustice i feel. their songwriting and blending of instrumentation is so intricate and masterful, and the fact that they recorded this entire album in their house leaves me even more astounded. I first heard them play at the mercury lounge in new york and i have been a solid follower ever sense. everyone out there with any sense of good music should check them out.
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