Is glitz pop over yet? My ride isn’t pimped, and my “crib” is very small. The Black Eyed Peas scare me. Gwen Stefani is lost somewhere in the Neptunes. American Idols win all the Grammys. I already told you in the last post how I feel about pop-punk.
I like my pop simple. I like bands who don’t look like they spend all day in front of the mirror. Sometimes I just want a song. A nice pleasant song to swish around in my head that helps me get through the day. This is why I like The Eames Era. They make it look effortless, and sound that way too, but the music this band is making could be revolutionary. Why? because it’s taking pop music back to her roots… energetic, soulful, catchy, lo-fi, simplistic.
The Eames Era are upbeat, and their songs are well crafted, easy going, and well… refreshing. Refreshing because the music is humble, and the band comes off humble. Even though the music sounds like it’s being sung by someone having a good day, it sounds like that person having the good day is a 20-something living right now in 2006. Yeah, you know, those kids who have had to deal with one war or disaster after another for six years straight. Those kids for whom life is changing way too fast, the kids who wish maybe for a more simple world filled with 8 bit Nintendos and Family Ties. The kids who have a touch of cynicism behind every single grin because the world keeps tossing out bummers to ruin the good times.
The Eames Era is comprised of five friends that met a few years back while attending school at LSU, right down in Baton Rouge. Aside from dealing with the fallout of one of the worst natural disasters in American history last year, the band had to overcome a crazy accident involving their van and a national guard military truck.
But the road seems to be pretty bright. They are currently in the midst of a 17 city tour around America in a small but efficient Nissan Quest. Their new album Double Dutch was recently released to great reviews, and their single from The Second EP, “Could be Anything,” blew up college radio, and is featured on the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack along with songs by the Postal Service, Tegan and Sara, and Rilo Kiley.
Whether or not pop music gets better over the next few years, the Eames Era should, from here on out, be commended for making such an earnest contribution to the music landscape.
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March 11th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
Kool article, good personal reference, hip coversational dialogue, well rounded piece, quality exposure for the Eames Era, they will be pleased. E Z.