Overcoat Recordings
2003
Afternoon Owls
About This Album
The Kingsbury Manx's third release is a five-song EP that reveals a subtle shift in the band's sound. The layered dreamy neo-shoegaze feel of the first two records has been replaced with a jolt of rural psychedelia and instrumental variety. The breathy, harmonically rich vocals are still present, but elsewhere the record is liberally flavored with banjos, slides, timpani, electric pianos, and synthesizers. (A quick and dirty comparison would be Beachwood Sparks with better vocals or maybe Wilco with their pretensions surgically removed.) All of which would be a waste if the songs were lame. The Manx write solid songs, not flashy or catchy, but satisfyingly sturdy, the standouts being the perky, poppy "Over the Waves" and the vastly dreamy, acoustic guitar-based ballad "We're on the Way," which sounds a bit like America. Not enough bands sound like America these days. Listening to Afternoon Owls is very pleasant way to spend 16 minutes. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide
Track List (try tracks 1,3 and 5)

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