April 27, 2006 | Posted by David B. at 9:37 AM

She seemed so colossal and unstoppable

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Along the lines of Sufjan's 50 States project but not as ridiculous (but what is?), Bishop Allen are putting out a monthly EP for the forseeable future. It all started with the January EP, and now they're on March, and the quality has been surprisingly high. It's not surprising because they're anything less than a really good band, but because they're releasing four songs a month.

Well, March arrived in my mailbox the other day, and damn if it isn't as good as the other two. My favorite so far has been January, with their tribute to the new Bishop Allen piano, "Corazon," and the epic "The Bullet And Big D." March certainly has its moments, though, and the band posted this track on their website to mark the occasion:

Bishop Allen - The Monitor.

And hey, since they're all posted on their site anyway, here's a rundown of the other EPs, and their debut:

Corazon (from January)
The News From Your Bed and Vain (from February)
Things Are What You Make of Them and Eve of Destruction (from Charm School)

I know I've posted about these guys a few times now, so I apologize for the repeat posts - I figured everyone could use a bit of an update, and I hope we have some new readers who haven't heard Bishop Allen yet.

You can buy all of these fine recordings from their website, here.

Comments

They were featured on NPR's song of the day last week: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5349986

Posted by: kristen at April 27, 2006 1:57 PM

wow! long-time mfr'r, first time poster. this here be great.

Posted by: armonad at April 27, 2006 7:27 PM

Thanks for pointing this group out to me. Me likey.

Posted by: Mark Griffin at April 28, 2006 3:58 PM
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