Summer Lawns 11:30
“The NYC quartet Summer Lawns offer a number of fascinating points of departure on its debut full-length album. The foursome operates in a chamber setting, with two guitars, cello and drums (and occasional keyboards) providing the minimalist soundtrack to the band’s sparse but richly executed songs of alienation and ennui. Sonic parallels abound, from the pop ambience of Brian Eno on “Concrete and Wood” to the muffled roar of Radiohead on “Jack the Ripper” to the exquisite, shimmering claustrophobia of Low on “Transmission” to the baroque romanticism of Jeff Buckley peppered throughout the album’s nine tracks. Combining Jeremy Linzee’s delicate yet powerful vocals, Linzee and Andrew Landry’s quietly emotive guitars, Laurel Birkey’s sonorous cello and Kieran Kelly’s brush-to-hammer drumming, Summer Lawns exudes a quiet passion with a compelling emotional undercurrent.” -Harp Magazine, September 2005
