The Wars of 1812 - "Status Quo Ante Bellum"

Back in December, I told you about the now broken up Amble Down Records artist Fine. I still love that album a lot so when I got Status Quo Ante Bellum from Amble Down I had high hopes.

I listened to this record today driving around with the windows down and it's well suited for that. Forget You Madly is a road-trip song if ever I heard one, Nothing to Do has the sort of lazy rhythm and personal quality that made me love Page France, and New York City could easily soundtrack a reflective Grey's Anatomy montage (in a good way). The song I really loved though was Radios Unsigned. It's a really awesome bit of Yankee Hotel Pop full of droning guitar, prodding piano, blistering solos, and a melody that could easily sell Volkswagens.

If you're in the mood for something nice to soundtrack the early days of warm weather, you've found it. Status Quo Ante Bellum is the sort of thing that will renew your faith in bands you've never heard of. Heck, most everything from Amble Down will it seems. Pick some up.

[mp3] The Wars of 1812 - Radios Unsigned