96 Tears In 96 Eyes....

R.I.P. Lux Interior

Airstream Driver

A new song from Gomez was just released and is available for free download from the band's website. Gomez are a band I just recently got into, although they've been around for upwards of ten years or so. The first song of theirs I heard was "Silence," which appeared on a promo CD included in a magazine. Although I really liked the song, I didn't pursue any of the band's albums (come to think of it, I wasn't pursuing much of anything, musicwise, at the time). My enthusiasm for the band really took off about two years ago when I discovered that they had several concert recordings posted on the Internet Archive. So, I downloaded a couple (that at least included "Silence," the one track I knew) and had a listen. I was really impressed. I admit, I don't like all their songs, but overall, I really like the sound. It's nice as well to not get into a band fifteen minutes before they break up (The Police, tragically, come to mind). And despite their sometimes being lumped in with other "Jam Bands," I think they are miles away in terms of writing songs that can be belted out in three minutes. As for the new song: it's pretty good, and I'm actually looking forward to the new album coming out this Spring.