{"id":16516,"date":"2013-05-04T11:03:55","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T19:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=16516"},"modified":"2013-05-04T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T19:03:55","slug":"a-new-favorite-check-out-the-futurebirds-and-their-new-video-for-serial-bowls-then-stream-their-album-baba-yaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-05\/a-new-favorite-check-out-the-futurebirds-and-their-new-video-for-serial-bowls-then-stream-their-album-baba-yaga\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Favorite: Check Out the Futurebirds And Their New Video for “Serial Bowls”–Then Stream Their Album “Baba Yaga”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You begin to comprehend the immensity of a band’s influence when 30+ years after they originally formed, the band’s fans (yours truly included) still reminisce about the band’s best records and upstart bands still can’t avoid emulating that band’s sound.\u00a0 Such is the case with the seminal band R.E.M<\/strong>. Their fans still debate the merits of Fables of the Reconstruction<\/strong> vs. Life’s Rich Pageant<\/strong> vs. Automatic For The People<\/strong> vs. Reckoning<\/strong> vs. Green <\/strong>vs. Murmur<\/strong>.\u00a0 And bands across the land still break out their Rickenbackers and jangle-on as if they were the audible progeny of Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe<\/strong> and Bill Berry <\/strong>(or the Byrds<\/strong> or the Hollies<\/strong> if you wanna go way back).<\/p>\n

One such band is Athen’s (where else?) Futurebirds<\/strong>.\u00a0 You can hear\u00a0Fables of the Reconstruction-<\/strong>era jangle on their new song (and video below) Serial Bowls<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>off of their bountiful second album Baba Yaga<\/strong><\/a> on Fat Possum<\/strong>.\u00a0 Futurebirds<\/strong> are not, however, mere R.E.M.<\/strong> emulators.\u00a0 Their sound is a masterful mix of real country (aided and abetted by the pedal steel of Dennis Love–<\/strong>listen to him on album-closer St. Summercamp<\/em>—<\/strong>and the discernible twang of their vocals), harder rock elements and four-part harmonies. You might also hear the sonorities of Band of Horses<\/strong> (especially), <\/strong>Drive-By Truckers, Crazy Horse, My Morning Jacket<\/strong>,\u00a0a bit of The National,\u00a0<\/strong>and yes even the Beach Boys<\/strong> (listen to Heavy Weights<\/strong><\/em>) at moments.\u00a0 Add to all of this some serious and seriously well-wrought lyrics, and you have a band well worth your attention and adulation.\u00a0 While there’s nothing new under the sun here, every single song resonates.\u00a0 We also hear that live they take their songs to even higher heights, and can’t wait to catch them (they are currently on tour with Band of Horses<\/strong>–check the tour dates HERE<\/strong><\/a>).\u00a0 We’ll have more on their album Baba Yaga<\/strong> later.\u00a0 In the meantime, check out Serial Bowls<\/strong><\/em> below. \u00a0And go stream the entire new album HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n