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Follow on Google News | Michael J Epstein Memorial Library to Release First Full-Length May 10, 2011Michael J Epstein Memorial Library To Release First Full-Length May 10, 2011
By: Green Light Go Publicity Additional Michael J Epstein Memorial Library news can be found at: http://blog.greenlightgopublicity.com/ Volume One Digital Download: Upon Request FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janelle Rogers, Green Light Go Phone: 877.208.6194 x1 Email: janelle@glgpub.com MICHAEL J EPSTEIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY TO RELEASE FIRST FULL-LENGTH MAY 10, 2011 BOSTON (Feb. 15, 2011) ¬ They may look like shy bookish types, but the ten librarians of the baroque indie pop group Michael J Epstein Memorial Library know how to make some noise. Their songs are sweet with tinges of darkness and bring to mind Magnetic Fields and Arcade Fire. Michael J Epstein Memorial Library’s, Volume One, which is full of cleverly written tunes taken from true stories, will hit the shelves May 10. Volume One is the product of a very rapid process. Michael Epstein recruited band members through Facebook and Craigslist. The group formed in July, played their first show in September, recorded in November and finished the record in February, however, the album does not feel hastily produced. The songs are layered in instrumentation, lyrics and vocal harmony. “Every Time I Visit You, It Rains,” for example, based on the true story of a cursed relationship ends with what Epstein calls “a free jazz rainstorm,” which was created by recording “each part without any playback of what else was going on.” The dectet’s debut also features a haunting cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ “The Weeping Song”. Both Epstein and Tanya K. Palit sing their own harmonies in this conversation between father and son that was chosen because of its darkness. “I was very concerned that people might listen to the album as a whole and kind of categorize it as innocuous folk without really giving a good listen to some of the lyrics and ideas in the songs,” says Epstein. “So, I wanted to select a cover of a song that had a little darkness in it.” For Volume One, Epstein not only called on some of his less used skills, but he also learned some new ones. “I bought recording gear and tracked almost all of the record myself in our living room with just a few mics and a basic ProTools interface,” says Epstein. “I had never used ProTools before, so I learned everything as I went.” The frontman spent about 400 hours working on the album. Volume One Track List 1. Amylee 2. Holy Ghost 3. The Weeping Song 4. Every Time I Visit You, It Rains 5. Stranger 6. Lymph Nodes 7. Civil Engineering 8. 4th Grade Book Report Blues 9. Oh Emily 10. Small Crack Praise for Michael J Epstein’s other projects The Motion Sick "Blender Breakout" for "30 Lives" Video on 2.5.08--Blender.com SPIN's Undiscovered Band Worth A Listen “The band charms its way through it all, allowing their addictive choruses to linger long after the album is over” "The Motion Sick is the winner of this week's CMJ Sonicbids Spotlight. Hailing from Boston the foursome made their debut with Her Brilliant Fifteen in 2006, and followed up this January 1 with The Truth Will Catch You, Just Wait.... Known for its socially conscious lyrics, the Motion Sick draws inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut's prose and sets political musings against poppy melodies." --CMJ "Boston's The Motion Sick always impresses me not only it its catchy indie pop, but also with its witty lyrics often filled with social criticism and/or pop culture oddities.” --Largehearted Boy: Note Books Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling “Do Not Forsake’s inaugural EP, The New Number 2, offers clamorous, jangling, riffy weirdness topped by Cacciola’s husky sing-shouting. It makes a fine choice for anyone who wants to enjoy six noisy rock songs, or anyone who’s being chased by an ominous, ever-present nonentity....” “The twosome’s musical attack ¬ a fiercely churning alloy of voice, bass, and drums ¬ is as spare as the group’s name is unwieldy, and bears little resemblance to John Barry’s spy scores or kitschy themes that marked television adventure of that era. If there is an overtly retro element to the music, it lies in Cacciola’s and Epstein’s noisy nod back toward the post-punk ’80s underground or the confrontational cacophony emblematic of the so-called Riot Grrrl movement of the early 1990s….As a whole, the songs deal with troubled states of mind ¬ fear, paranoia, claustrophobia ¬ and the distinct feeling that, yes, they are out to get you.” – Jonathan Perry, The Boston Globe "Boston's got indie bands and punk bands and synth bands and metal bands and rock bands and jazz bands, but does it have ... spy bands? Well, it's got at least one: big noise duo Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling. The name is lifted from an episode of '60s spy-themed television series The Prisoner, and the themes, plots and developmental character choices of the show have been fleshed out in the songwriting of drummer and vocalist Sophia Cacciola.” – The Weekly Dig "The EP is stuffed with creative angst. I recommend this EP if you are sick of all the same old crap. It also is inspired by a sci-fi series, The Prisoner. Can't get more awesome than that." – The Deli, New England "I arrived to Sophia Cacciola and Michael Epstein (The Motion Sick) of Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling exorcising demons in the most satisfying way imaginable. With her driving, pulverizing percussion and ‘hell hath no fury’ vocals, Sophia whips it up into a cathartic frenzy, and Mike adds an anxiously thumping heartbeat. I especially liked “Episode 9: A.B.and C.” (which will be on their forthcoming CD), the mesmerizing “Checkmate” End
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