HIAWATA! "Blacks on Blondes"

2008(SELLOUT) ￥1,260(taxin) NEW ARRIVAL 09.02.25

Hiawata!の2008年に発表された5曲入りEP！１曲目「Animal」はアイルランドの人気バンドASHの名曲「Girl From Mars」からモロにインスパイアされたであろう（笑）名曲。だって名曲なんですから！！いや、めっちゃ可愛いですよ、この曲たち。ノルウェーってことでDylan Mondegreenなど爽やかなギターポップのファンにもオススメしたいです。本作もBeezewaxのKenneth Ishakによるプロデュース。ちなみに現在、フリーで音源のダウンロードも可能です。シングルに、他アーティストによるHiawataのカバーなど豪華１０曲さらにDylan MondegreenもAnimalのカバーで参加してます♪。

Track Lisiting:
01. Animal
02. Good Looks
03. Fightz
04. Mice & Men
05. Shake it off

MEMBER
Tore "little prince" Løchstøer Hauge - Voice.
Johan Rogge Loennecken - Guitar.
Are Volmert Sørensen - Drums.
Einar 'Nomber 5' Stubhaug - Bass. Håkon Hagen - Guitar.

SITE
OFFICIAL: www.hiawata.net
MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/hiawata

INFLUENCES
Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Weezer, Jim O'Rourke, Marvin Gaye, Ron Sexsmith, Braid, Posies, Replacements, Buffalo Tom, Curtis Mayfield, Daft Punk, Phoenix, the Lemonheads, Ben Kweller, Big Star, Beatles, Beach Boys, Beezewax, Moneybrother, Death Cab For Cutie, Afghan Whigs, Spy Versus Spy, Kanye West, Common, Håkan Hellström, Elliott Smith, Nirvana, Flaming Lips, Judee Sill, Ratatat, Jimmy Eat World, Ultimate Fakebook, Cheap Trick, Bruce Springsteen, Cornelius, Michael Jackson, Blood Brothers, Anthony Hamilton, dEUS, Her Space Holiday, Hey Mercedes, Interpol, Hellacopters, Limbeck, Koufax, Ben Lee, Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five, Juan Maclean, JR Ewing, Lambchop, Superchunk, Superdrag, N*E*R*D, Nada Surf, LCD Soundsystem, Gram Parsons, Ash

BIOGRAPHY
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Download it here: http://sellout-music.net/hiawata-valley_boys.zip

tracklist:
1. Valley Boys - Hiawata!
2. Valley Boys (Munn Til Munn Metoden Remix) - Hiawata!
3. Dylan MacKay -Harrys Gym feat. I Was a King
4. Shake it off - Monzano
5. Animal - Dylan Mondegreen
6. Fightz - Ingeborg Selnes
7. Mice & Men - Sky From Underwater
8. Boy says/girl says - Human Heat
9. Nora Lee - My Little Pony
10. Shining Spinning - The Little Hands of Asphalt

REVIEW
VICE MAGAZINE: Hiawata! are a bit like the older guys who hang around teenage beach parties, all cute and affectionate and predatory at the same time. First, they get you warm and snuggly with their mellow guitars, soft voices and rampant use of exclamation marks. Then, just as you’re starting to feel relaxed, they hit you on the back of the head with a Quaalude and the vaguest suggestion of bestiality. In real life they’re the dreg of society, but in music I’m actually kind of taking to it! ELLIE FENTE

IT'S A TRAP: 7/10. This light, energetic release from Hiawata! is nothing if not fun and to the point. Layered harmonies and a love of percussion are noticeable throughout, and the whole thing is over sooner than expected. The premature ending is a shame too, as the songs sparkle with personality and humor. Kicking off with the gentle and energetic "Love you like an animal", the "Blacks on blondes" EP plays darker lyrical themes with dismissive, upbeat sounds. With convincing vocals and a bluesy rock feel, it could form the basis of a soundtrack to a coming-of-age surf movie set in the 80s. "Shake it off" is the final and stand-out track of this entirely too-short EP, leaving you wondering what else these boys could do if they were only given the chance. RHIANNON ELSTON

75 OR LESS: I welcome the '90s revival Hiawata! and a few other bands (Times New Viking, Wet Paint) are ushering in with their imperfect musicianship, bent vocals and inexhaustible energy. The five little songs on Blacks on Blondes remind me of the years before the internet made finding good music so easy, when the only real option was scouring mailorder catalogs and taking inexpensive risks. Their melody-rich guitar-heavy music would have fit nicely between Sebadoh and Built to Spill on mixtapes, and I might have to throw "Good Looks" on one now. - PAUL