I recently shared some music from Denver indie-rock band Carbon Choir’s recent full-length record High Beams. It turns out the band thought four songs originally considered for that record would do better on their own–so this week they are releasing a new EP called Cut from the Cloth. This record, though, is anything but a set of B-sides. The band’s lead singer Joel Van Horne tells me that they saved these tunes purposely because of their strengths, not their weaknesses.
Listening to the songs, I can understand what he means. This band is growing on me the more I sit with their music. I’m not a huge fan of experimental rock in general, but I really like the emotion these guys are able to bring to their complex arrangements. I think they’re going someplace.
With the band’s permission, I’ve posted one of the EP tracks below. If you like what you hear, check the band’s website in a few days to see how to get a copy of the EP–or, if you’re in the Denver/Boulder area, you can attend a CD release show this Friday night at the Fox Theatre in Boulder and get a copy there. In fact, if you’re there early enough, you might get it free! (First 100 in the door get a free copy.)