Michael J Epstein Memorial Library To Release First Mp3 From Volume One

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Michael J Epstein Memorial Library To Release First Mp3
From Volume One

BOSTON (Mar. 24, 2011) — You’re probably not going to believe this, so we’ll let Michael J Epstein Memorial Library frontman Michael Epstein explain. “‘Amylee’ is the tale of a brave shark that takes on a suicide mission in space to fight evil dolphins bent on destroying Earth. Our shark hero is the perfect astronaut because sharks never sleep, can't get cancer from gamma rays, and they have to keep moving to stay alive.” What more does it take to pique someone’s interest? “Amylee” is one of ten songs on MJEML’s debut album Volume One which is due out May 10. “Amylee” is available now: http://glgpub.com/file_download/101/MJE_Amylee.mp3

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. 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.”


Praise for Michael J Epstein Memorial Library

"In practice, the Memorial Library swiftly recorded Volume One, one of the best local albums in recent memory, and the greatest album by a library-themed baroque indie-pop band of all time."
—Time Out Boston

"'Amylee' soars through the heavens, propelled by weightless (man, I hope I get my science right or Epstein’s going to have this review for lunch) instrumentation that sifts through your ears like some weird vapor that leaves behinds little specks of this and that."
—Boston Band Crush

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