Live: Long Winters/ Broken West/ Stars of Track & Field
Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT 4/11/07

Stars of Track & Field




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The Broken West




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The Long Winters






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In House #1862: An Interview with The Broken West's Ross Flournoy

Easily one of the most talked about debut releases of the year, The Broken West's I Can't Go On, I'll Go On came out on Merge in February to much praise. The L.A.-borne band's first full-length mixes the indie sound of peers like The Shins with influences straight from your parents' vinyl stash-- if you had cool parents (think Big Star, The Byrds, and Gram Parsons). The band has spent the better part of the year thus far on the road, including a super-pop trifecta bill with Stars of Track & Field and The Long Winters. We caught up with Broken West frontman Ross Flournoy following a performance last month at Salt Lake City's Kilby Court to discuss their expectations prior to the debut's release, their comparatively aged fanbase, and summer touring plans (including slots opening for the Fountains of Wayne and The National).

The Broken West last month in Salt Lake City

In House #1862.
Airdate: 5/3/07
Focus: An interview with Broken West frontman Ross Flournoy, plus new music from Bishop Allen, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Sea Wolf, and more.

An Interview with The Broken West's Ross Flournoy (MP3)

PLAYLIST

In House PODCAST #304

In House #1846: The Long Winters & The Broken West in Salt Lake City

It's a triumvirate of indie pop tonight at Salt Lake City's Kilby Court as The Long Winters, The Broken West, and Stars of Track & Field all take to the stage for one of the final shows on thier current tour together. By far the most established of the three, The Long Winters released thier third full-length album, Putting the Days to Bed, last year on Barsuk. The band serves as a showcase for the smartly-written, classic pop tunes of frontman John Roderick, who seems to contain no shortage of wit, in or out of his songs. Their When I Pretend to Fall was one of this show's top five album picks of 2003, and remains an utterly relistenable masterpiece of pop music.



The other two acts on the bill are both technically classifiable as "up-and-coming bands," though they have each managed to come a long way in a short period of time. The Los Angeles-based Broken West issued their debut album, I Can't Go On, I'll Go On earlier this year on Merge, and have not taken long to capture the attention of a diverse audience with power-pop leaning tunes that sound like that place where Big Star never met up with Gram Parsons. The Stars of Track & Field, meanwhile, hail from Portland, Oregon, where they must stand out easily among that city's generally more lo-fi musical element. Their's is a big sound full of swirling guitars, ethereal vocals, and electronic blips, making comparisons to the likes of Radiohead apt. They begin a tour opening for Joseph Arthur later this week in Montreal.


In House #1846.
Airdate: 4/11/07
Focus: The Long Winters, The Broken West, & Stars of Track & Field play Salt Lake City tonight, plus new music from Grand Archives, The Ponys, Sea Wolf, and more.

BONUS MP3s-
The Long Winters, from Putting the Days to Bed:

"Pushover" (MP3)
...and from When I Pretend to Fall:

"Stupid" (MP3)

The Broken West, from I Can't Go On, I'll Go On:

"Down In the Valley" (MP3)

"Brass Ring" (MP3)

PLAYLIST

In House PODCAST #292

In House #1805: The Broken West in Salt Lake City; New Cloud Cult

With what will undoubtedly go down as one of the top debuts of the year already underneath their harmony laden belts, southern California's Broken West play Salt Lake City's Kilby Court tonight. The band's I Can't Go On, I'll Go On, released last month on Merge, feels like that place where Gram Parsons never met up with Big Star to later inspire scores of indie rock bands. Songs like "Brass Ring," and "Hail Sunrise," are true throwbacks, with Byrds-y, canyon harmonies meeting power pop hooks one could hardly expect from a band so young. The Broken West will be touring throughout the first part of 2007, later joining the likes of The Walkmen and The Long Winters on respective spring tours.

The Broken West

In House #1805.
Airdate: 2/12/07
Focus: The Broken West in Salt Lake City tonight, plus new music from Cloud Cult, The Shins, The Parson Redheads, Albert Hammond Jr., and more.

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BONUS MP3s-
The Broken West, from I Can't Go On, I'll Go On:

"Down In the Valley" (MP3)

Albert Hammond, Jr., from Yours to Keep (due 3/6):

"In Transit" (MP3)

PLAYLIST

In House PODCAST #255