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Putting the days to bed, the third LP from Seattle's The Long Winters, combines the lyrical intimacy and melodic complexity of the ultimatum EP with the guitar pop rave-ups of the bands previous full lengths. The two sides of songwriter John Roderick come together to create the most compelling Long Winters release to date.
John Roderick writes songs that make you feel like you've been talking to someone really interesting in an airport for the last hour and, although you know you'll never see them again, you just told them your whole life story and a part of you will love them forever. Good songs are hard to write, hard to find, and are unrelated to fashion. As Roderick says, "I like chairs that don't creak and songs that don't suck." There's a lot of music being made as an accessory now, but there will always be a need for actual songs. The Long Winters are working on making those, and with putting the days to bed, they most certainly have succeeded.
John and Nabil from The Long Winters will be doing a special all-grunge, all-vinyl DJ set at Linda's in Seattle (707 E. Pine St) from 9-12 on Wednesday night 7/9. Happy 20th anniversary, Sub Pop! |
There's a great interview up at Spin, in which John Roderick of The Long Winters talks about preparations for recording their next album (which we hope will be out in early 2009). Read the article, or listen to the phone conversation now on Spin.com. |
On Saturday, April 19, independent music stores across the country will be taking part in the first annual Record Store Day, celebrating those wonderful and unique places where music fans can find satisfaction. Several of Barsuk's artists will be taking part in this event — be sure to check out your local record store to find out what events they have planned.
Here's where you can find our bands:
- Aqueduct performance at Sonic Boom (Ballard) in Seattle, WA at 4pm
- Mates of State performance at Newbury Comics (on Newbury Street) in Boston, MA at noon
- Menomena foosball tournament at Jackpot Records (SW 9th) in Portland, OR from 1pm to 3pm — anyone who beats the band members at foosball will have their name put into a hat; at the end of the tournament, one lucky winner will win a special gift. The band will also be DJ'ing during the event.
- Nada Surf performance at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ 2:30pm
- John Roderick (The Long Winters) DJ set at Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill) in Seattle, WA at 3pm
- Jesse Sykes performance at Easy Street (Queen Anne) in Seattle, WA at 5pm
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 The concept: gather together a bunch of bands in a house that will be destroyed. All bands play one song each, and perform their song twice, and then the house is destroyed. Capture everything on film, and release it on DVD.
For the Seattle edition, Death Cab's Ben Gibbard gathered together a bunch of great local bands: The Long Winters, Jesse Sykes, David Bazan, Harvey Danger, Tiny Vipers, The Cave Singers, Minus The Bear, Eddie Vedder, Kinski, Spook The Horse, The Can't See, The Blue Scholars, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned To Death, and, of course, himself. Released by Trixie DVD, but available here while supplies last. |
Head on over to the excellent blogsite, It's Hard to Find a Friend, where they're offering a digital album with tracks from Chris Walla and The Long Winters. It's a benefit compilation, with all proceeds going to the Toys for Tots organization. Seven bucks for a great cause and great music — what could be better? |
 The Long Winters recently stopped in at the Rock Island, IL studio of Daytrotter, the awesome website which features exclusive live recordings from today's hippest bands, and performed four songs for the site. John Roderick was interviewed, and revealed his skills at Mattel football — read and listen here.
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John Roderick, singer and primary merrymaker from The Long Winters, attended this year's Bonnaroo festival and reported on what he saw and heard for MSN.com. Quite an enjoyable read, like all of Roderick's writing — check it out! |
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The Long Winters are: Nabil Ayers (drums), Eric Corson (bass, vox), John Roderick (guitars, vox), Jonathan Rothman (guitars, keyboards) |
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