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Morning Spy:
Two Horses EP
Morning Spys Two Horses EP is a nice release that is pleasant in a somewhat familiar but solid sort of way. The first two songs are quite tame, and the singer here really reminds me of Doug Martsch from Built to Spill. Its pretty standard quiet rock at first, but eventually some bright piano keys come in, and the opening track Two Horses comes to life at the end with a little guitar solo. Already One has a similar feel, but we get some female vocals and some fairly simple pedal steel in this track. Ask Us to Dance sounds a bit like more of the same, but a brief synthesizer interlude pops in to vary things a bit. I guess its hard not to compare their sound with The Shins, but Morning Spy is able to hold their own lyrically, which is crucial to me when I hear a band playing this style of music. But then Morning Spy can throw you a nice curveball of sorts with a song like Angel in the Angles. This one has a bit more of an electric guitar crunch to it, which gives the EP a nice change of tempo. Finishing off this six-song EP is a longer piece called The Demise of an African Businessman. This is a bit more experimental, with a slow and quiet beginning utilizing a little bit of reverb to evoke a calm instrumental feel. Have you ever heard that Smashing Pumpkins song Drown? This is kind of like a low-carb-version of Drown where the reverb is not nearly as loud or intense, but it evokes a similar feel. So all and all, this is a nice release with some familiar styles yet enough variation between individual tracks to provide you with some pleasant surprises.
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