Pittsburg's Boca Chica has been together since 2004, and 2007 marks the release of their second album, Transform Into Beasts, one of the best I've heard so far this year (and I mean this completely without exaggeration). The independently released album seamlessly blends all of my favorite genres and subgenres (New Weird America, folk, alt-country, Americana, indie rock, etc.) together, and the result is nothing short of wonderful. From the maraca-accompanied, sweltering acoustic strangeness of "Blackberries" to the old-fashioned traditional-sounding country remniscence in "Your Name in Lights," to the pretty, lyrically charged folk song, "Beasts," singer-songwriter Hallie Pritts and her bandmates have crafted an album that has traditional influences but doesn't shy away from being experimental in all the right places. Just listen -- your ears will be happy.
SHOWS:
Aug 21 -- The Union Project (Pittsburgh, PA) <-- Hallie solo
Aug 31 -- The Purple Fiddle (Thomas, W Virginia) <-- w/ Trent Wagler
Sep 23 -- Howlers (Pittsburgh, PA) <-- w/ King Wilkie and Cuddle Magic
Sep 25 -- Pete's Candy Store (Brooklyn, NY) <-- w/ Cuddle Magic
Sep 30 -- The Middle East upstars (Cambridge, MA) <-- w/ Cuddle Magic
LISTEN:
"Blackberries" [MP3]** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
"Paper Way" [MP3]
ON THE WEB:
Boca Chica's MySpace
Buy Transform Into Beasts from CDBaby
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