Elk City – “Cherries in the Snow/Los Cruzados” (album tracks, 2007)
Posted by (un)relaxeddad on April 17, 2007
Advance download from their homepage plugging the just issued “New Believer” and from the Friendly Fire Elk City page in the case of Los Cruzados. Very pure power pop, pounding drums, strong but sweet vocals and clanging guitars…even tubular bells and “oh-la-la”s. 17 dots namechecks the New Pornographers and I’m inclined to agree. Fabulous guitar break and hook after pop hook -in fact, so many hooks, one almost forgets that the actual song gets kind of squeezed into a corner. “Los Cruzados” showcases Sean Eden (ex-Luna), the newest recruit and is a gorgeous Fleetwood Mac slink of a song, fronted by a singer who sounds like Debbie Harry always imagined she sounded.
