Thrill Jockey
2006
Zeroes & Ones
About This Album
In a better world, Eleventh Dream Day would be universally acknowledged as indie rock elder statesmen and one of America's great post-punk guitar bands. They built their reputation on blistering live shows and released a string of albums that rocked as hard as anyone in the late '80s and early '90s. Personnel departures and the proverbial music biz/major-label problems derailed their momentum to the point that EDD became a part-time concern in the mid-'90s, but they never threw in the towel completely and continued to turn out remarkably consistent albums even as the pace slowed. Zeroes and Ones is their first release in six years, but they haven't lost a step. In fact, they sound reinvigorated and tougher than they have in years. Eighth and Stalled Parade both had them slowing the tempos and exploring mood and texture a bit more, but Zeroes and Ones has them bringing the energy back up to where several of the songs here wouldn't sound out of place on Prairie School Freakout, their first full-length album from 1987 -- which isn't to say the band has taken a step backwards. This is Mark Greenberg's first recording with the band (although he's been playing live with them for years).
Track List (try tracks 3,4,8,10 and 12)

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