Alamo Basement, by Lesser Bangs

Alamo Basement

by Lesser Bangs

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1.	Addicts & Lovers 04:22	info	buy track
2.	Droids 04:31	info	buy track
3.	Set The Record 03:39	info	buy track
4.	Catfish Hunter 02:44	info	buy track
5.	Harry Houdini 04:17	info	buy track
6.	Zocalo 05:23	info	buy track
7.	Leave Me Be 06:26	info	buy track
8.	Tethered 04:04	info	buy track
9.	Lumbar Center For Farewells & Bon Voyages 04:32	info	buy track

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“Alamo Basement's highlights are many, including the fragile but triumphant chorus of "Zocalo" and the involving narrative of "Catfish Hunter. I don't know if Lester Bangs would rave and drool over Alamo Basement, the warm, furry debut album from the Portland quartet, but I'm definitely on board.”

-Ned Lannamann, Portland Mercury

“Float around in Lesser Bangs’ ocean for a spell and one begins to see they’re special, the sort of band that becomes “the” band for a dedicated core flock. “Droids,” offers the first inkling of the group’s subtle, weird humor, which is reminiscent of early Steely Dan. That sophisticated touchstone is one of several that stroll around Alamo Basement, which feels resolutely modern but totally aware of Pink Floyd, Phish and other archetypal ancestors that don’t start with “P” like The Soft Bulletin-era Flaming Lips."

-Dennis Cook, Dirty Impound

"The Portland psychedelic rockers clearly aspire to Sgt.-Pepper-meets-Dark-Side heights as indicated by the anthemic song “Droids.” Meanwhile “Set the Record” could have been an outtake on a late ‘70s Supertramp album, albeit if it had been recorded by Jack White. Meanwhile, the trippy gospel-infused “Leave Me Be” showcases the group’s strength, which is melody with a capital “M". Listening to the debut album “Alamo Basement” by Lesser Bangs is a sheer delight.”

-Rob Cullivan, Portland Tribune”

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released August 27, 2013

Engineered and mixed by Josh Powell at The Map Room, Portland, Oregon
Mastered by Ben Collette at The Tank studio, Burlington, Vermont

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