Reuben's Accomplice
reubensaccomplice- Were not as Big As We Feel
Reuben's Accomplice was formed in the deserts of Arizona.
No they're not that random.
This band was born out of two highschool chum's love to play slayer riffs. I'm not being sarcastic. Starting off from highschool talent shows they have landed a major record label deal, and that isnt even of recent. Since then, they have toured with big mainstreams like Jimmy Eat World, but still keep their music relatively unknown and unspoiled.
However dont let that one association turn you off.
They toured with classics such as the Promise Ring, and my favorite- No Knife.
After their first cd, they released a much better CD called "I Blame The Scenery" Which the this entry's song came from. Their most recent, The Bull The Balloon and The Family, which was produced by Jim Atkins of Jimmy Eat World is not as good. The song of the previous entry was on this cd. Guests on this CD are amazing though, which is the reference of "The Family". Guests include producer Adkins, Howe Gelb (Giant Sand, Band of Blacky Ranchette), David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Jon Rauhouse (Neko Case, Old 97s), as well as a talented crew of West Coast luminaries (Matt Maher, Ryan Kennedy, John O’Reilly Jr.).
And then two guys left to become farmers.
The band has since reformed and is on Jim Atkins label- Western Tread Recordings.
Listen for the trumpet part in this entry's song- It's amazing. The part that goes "Heart Ache- Take Me Away" has an amazing harmony which deserves multiple bows.
Expect a reveiw of the new He Is Legend cd by Andrew coming up.
posted by Corey J. Butler at 5:33 PM
2 Comments:
1. Indie snob 43 up, 12 down
Someone who thinks a band is automatically "bad" or "uncool" as soon as they recieve the tiniest bit of success. They will ignore that "successful" band and then rush to Pitchfork or some other snobby music site to find some obscure band to replace them.
Indie snobs think that Modest Mouse became uncool when "The Moon and Antarctica" was released; when "Float On" became a hit, indie snobs had ignored the band for quite a few years.
However, you aren't an indie snob if you hate Death Cab for Cutie for showing up on the OC. All you have is common sense.
^^ In reply to you enjoying them being "Unspoiled"
I for one, never liked Modest Mouse anyway. Or Death Cab. Death Cab is whiny bitches. And MM just has shitty chord progressions, I don't mind the vocals, hell, I love Wolf Parade, which is pretty similar.
Pitchfork FTW
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