Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Releases Cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Weeping Song"

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Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Releases Cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Weeping Song" MP3 Available Now

BOSTON (May 26, 2011) - If you want to add shadows to your album, you can't go wrong with a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds cover. Baroque indie pop octet, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, have chosen well, with the inclusion of the haunting "Weeping Song" on their debut album Volume One. "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 Michael J Epstein. "So, I wanted to select a cover of a song that had a little darkness in it." The song features Epstein and Tanya K. Palit singing their own harmonies in this conversation between father and son. Epstein says of his stylistic choices on the track, "I chose to have Tanya play the father and I played the son, which also toys a little with gender. I also wanted to build up the contrast between her vocals and mine. I wanted the 'wise' father to have a beautiful, harmonized voice in contrast to the disconcerting octaved voice of the son. So, we each sang our own two parts to achieve this." The result, while recognizable is a nuanced version that will linger in the listener's ears. "Weeping Song" is available for download now: http://glgpub.com/roster/michael-j-epstein-memorial-library
 
They may look like shy bookish types, but the 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, hit shelves May 10.

Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library works fast. Epstein recruited band members for the band through Facebook and Craigslist. The group formed in July, played their first show in Sept., recorded in November and finished their debut album, Volume One, in Feb. The album does not feel hastily produced, though. 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."
 

Praise for Michael J Epstein Memorial Library
 
 
"You know I love concept bands, so when the girls in the band all came out dressed as librarians and started the show by telling the audience 'Shhhhhhhhhhh!' I knew that this was right up my alley. Musically, they were kind of a light indie-pop...sort of like Papas Fritas. The violin and flute screamed "class," though not too loudly...this is a library, after all. They were solid, and they had a lot of good stage banter, which is really the difference between a good live band and a great live band." -Jason, To Eleven


"EPSTEIN IS A MASTERMIND. ...Volume One is full of really well produced, soft-spoken music. It's an album that gently pulls you in until you find that you've been listening to it for hours. Even the darker songs, like their cover of The Bad Seeds 'The Weeping Song,' are reformed into the bands gentle tones." -Ryan's Smashing Life

"The entirety of Volume One has a triumphant sincerity to it, from the clever and beautiful "4th Grade Book Report Blues" to standout tracks 'Amylee' and 'Stranger'... With Volume One, Epstein and his band of lovely librarians have released a beautiful album, a great gem of an album that outshines the competition, no matter how solid said competition may be." -Mezzic

"Volume One...is full of cleverly written tunes taken from true stories...he deliberately included a cover of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' darkly desolate The Weeping Song. In their hands, it becomes a song to haunt you." -The Mad Mackerel

Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library featured on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 2 show.
-BBC

"I'm not entirely sure how to describe what went into the recording of this album, but the results are absolutely stunning. Epstein has an ear for the goofily absurd and his music is well-crafted and playful. Reminds me of a much lighter Floating Opera. I'm liking this a lot, perhaps a lot better than a short review." -Aiding & Abetting

"The song is easily loved, orchestrated folk-pop that buries itself in your head in the most desirable of ways...But what's most impressive about "Amylee" is that with it The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library joins the ranks of some of the indie pop greats - Elf Power, The Essex Green, and other leftovers from the Elephant 6 days. And this is a very, very good thing." -FensePost

"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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