January 27, 2006 | Posted by David B. at 9:41 AM

I've got something you should know

yeats = greats

I was both amused by and skeptical of the new Speakers album Yeats Is Greats. Indie band plays songs with lyrics from Yeats poems? What would it be? A lo-fi Pavement sound-alike with someone belting out "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"? Thankfully, no. I keep trying to come up with words to describe Yeats Is Greats, and all that comes to mind is "lovely." Only a smattering of the tracks have Yeats poems thrown in, and those are well-chosen and well-used, but my favorites ended up being Speakers originals. I had a hard time choosing, but settled on this:

The Speakers - Nothing Ever Dies.

The Speakers consists of Brian Miller (a guitarist in Jolie Holland's band) and Peter Musselman. They play almost all the instruments, and wrote all the songs, both of which are pretty big feats once you hear the whole record. It includes crazy little interludes, banjo breakdowns and a beautiful little track recorded while car alarms sound in the background.

You can order Yeats Is Greats from the band's site.

Comments

I'm starting to have some serious trouble distinguishing between the hordes of somnambulist, smoky whisper-singing white dudes with acoustic guitars. Is there some great NyQuil epidemic going on that I'm not privy to?

Posted by: Seb at January 28, 2006 1:08 AM

These guys are great. Seb is just trolling.

The Speakers make good music.

Posted by: Andrew at January 28, 2006 3:26 AM
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