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Eulogies
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Los Angeles, California, United States (2007 – present)
Eulogies is an indie rock band which formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 2007. They consist of Peter Walker (vocals, guitars), Drew Phillips (guitar), Garrett Deloian (bass) and Chris Reynolds (drums).
Storytelling is a universal human instinct. Biographies of the recently deceased are the saddest form of storytelling that most people will ever know. People are remarkably good at it. Even those prone to shyness or believing themselves mealy-mouthed find they can get their lips to move well enough to describe a few snapshots from the life of the dead.
Albums, like the various camera angles of the funeral eulogy, are like scenes of a movie. Albums are the writer’s chance to tell a story ten times over, from ten different angles, to ten different melodies. Abundant is the creation and deferment of hope; innumerable questions of what keeps lovers apart; what keeps him from getting it together; why she screws up every time. A resourceful writer will rise and strike down hope constantly, put people out of love and into the acrid glare of lost trust a couple times; confess a dozen of his own sins while hiding behind the writer’s mask; take revenge on enemies, and so on. All the while, touching the brush to the canvas - as the pointillist does with stabs of color - dotting guitar chords, barroom piano hits, pump organ swells….
Eulogies’ Peter Walker does just this on the band’s debut collection. With his voice dipped in reverb, he gently reminds us of the pre-histrionic honesty of Elvis at Sun Studios. With Chris Reynolds’ drums pulsating at his back, Walker lays out his ten scenes.
Storytelling is a universal human instinct. Biographies of the recently deceased are the saddest form of storytelling that most people will ever know. People are remarkably good at it. Even those prone to shyness or believing themselves mealy-mouthed find they can get their lips to move well enough to describe a few snapshots from the life of the dead.
Albums, like the various camera angles of the funeral eulogy, are like scenes of a movie. Albums are the writer’s chance to tell a story ten times over, from ten different angles, to ten different melodies. Abundant is the creation and deferment of hope; innumerable questions of what keeps lovers apart; what keeps him from getting it together; why she screws up every time. A resourceful writer will rise and strike down hope constantly, put people out of love and into the acrid glare of lost trust a couple times; confess a dozen of his own sins while hiding behind the writer’s mask; take revenge on enemies, and so on. All the while, touching the brush to the canvas - as the pointillist does with stabs of color - dotting guitar chords, barroom piano hits, pump organ swells….
Eulogies’ Peter Walker does just this on the band’s debut collection. With his voice dipped in reverb, he gently reminds us of the pre-histrionic honesty of Elvis at Sun Studios. With Chris Reynolds’ drums pulsating at his back, Walker lays out his ten scenes.
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Here Anonymous
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Gimme The Hit
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secretpassage wrote:
if i try to run away
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CougChick05 wrote:
I met Drew after their show with Land Of Talk on Friday night. Super nice guy!
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jinglejangle1 wrote:
yep i love you
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monimoo222 wrote:
i love these guys! haven't listened to their new album yet but their first was amazing
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Thijsch- wrote:
Creating a better world starts within yourself.
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Amnesius wrote:
And god damn is the band description on this page cheesy.
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Amnesius wrote:
benthepirate is right, mediocre. Saw them open for the Dears in Detroit.
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JosephPowers wrote:
| | | | | | | | | | VVVVV idiot VVVVV
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Offspringfan64 wrote:
I got their new album and it was so retarded that I was upset that I won this piece of crap at the annual Boise Communication Convention that I sat on it while listening to a song called "Die Motherfucker Die" by Dope. Okay, fine, I'm kidding, in fact, I haven't even listened to the CD because I'm too busy listening to Powerman 5000 and Hanzel Und Gretyl and Angelspit and other forms of normal music.
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soulbleed wrote:
new album is really good.
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Mynoreti wrote:
this is pretty alright.
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sam_adm wrote:
i like it! saw you guys while i was in Portland and it really impressed me... Check out belgian NOVASTAR! http://www.last.fm/music/Novastar Grtz Sam
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Tomrawrr wrote:
coming from the guy who listens to backpacker hip-hop, your opinion matters.
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benthepirate wrote:
pretty mediocre.
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mickilmickil added Eulogies to mickilmickil’s library. Monday morning
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ericbailey tagged Eulogies with ‘seen live’. Sunday evening
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ericbailey, dutchmode, Lysistrata70 and 1 other person added Eulogies to their libraries. Sunday evening
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JaiNormus tagged Eulogies with ‘indie’. 15 days ago
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JaiNormus and Melissa_Jarosz added Eulogies to their libraries. 15 days ago
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hhhoudini tagged Eulogies with american, rock, indie pop and 2 other tags. 16 days ago
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WeAREpanel wrote about Eulogies in Caught in the Trees by Damien Jurado/Here Anonymous by Eulogies. 17 days ago
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WeAREpanel wrote about Eulogies – Here Anonymous in Caught in the Trees by Damien Jurado/Here Anonymous by Eulogies. 17 days ago
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MaxFactor81 added Eulogies to the lineup of The Seabellies/Eulogies (US) at The Troubadour. 17 days ago
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WeAREpanel connected Eulogies to the group We are Panel. 18 days ago
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