ok, so this isn't that old or long forgotten but it is pretty obscure and you may have not been aware that this band existed. twink-a-lee was a band from Houston or thereabouts. they came along after die emperor, die! vanished, and they kicked out a sweet tape and this 6 song cdr. it is fittingly named as 'twink-a-lee', as it is all guitar twinkles and boys kissing boys, riffing off cap'n jazz and the promise ring before the world and his wife came along and had a go at it, mostly missing the point. treetops clearly got the point, this is full of ultra whiney vocals and gorgeous guitar spirals. the bass drives, the songs swirl, they wander out into a corn field in the middle of the summer and come to a sudden halt, before drifting lazily for a moment or two... then back it all comes again with a heady rush. if treetops were still around then 100 dorks on the internet would be having a massive cuddle over just how awesome this band was. i'd say this was the most midwestmo music that's been made since the rockets and bluelights 10".
anyway, i hope you enjoy these 6 songs and one day if i get my act together i will rip the tape or maybe someoene else already has, but i am not entirely certain that i know where my copy is. i have no idea what these kids are up to now, kirke was running a label that put this stuff out but i lost touch with him.
download the cd here.
you got any tin kitchen?
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ReplyDeleteI think you said you already got it but for all you other emos out there someone put up the other Treetops tape:
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Maybe a little more raw recording, but still fucken great. Out of tune midwestmo is the best, especially with real wishy washy cymbals. (:
I think the Kirke fellow from this band and Die, Emperor Die! had another band that were lofi pop but the passionateyouththing label/website doesn't exist anymore. Oh well.
Nice blog btw
Uh...I think you made a minor error. You said "twink-a-lee" is a band from Houston but I really think the bands name is Treetops and you kind of had me confused a little. :P
ReplyDeleteyou could have mentioned that 5 years ago ;-)
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have the tape file?
ReplyDeletedo you have "write out all the lyrics from the first crass lp on your math notebook"?
ReplyDeleteon tape but not as mp3.
ReplyDeletecould you upload a picture or scan of the 'write out' tape? its for database introduction on rateyourmusic
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