My Album Of The Week for the week of February 10th-16th, 2014:
Minor Kingdom - Singles
01. Timebomb
02. Perfect
03. Wild
04. Crazy Charlie
05. Choir Of The Lilies (w/Haley Bonar)
This one was probably a long time coming. My Last.fm homepage has had Minor Kingdom under my "Recommendations" for quite some time now. Figured this week was as good as any to finally give it a shot.
According to Minor Kingdom's Bandcamp page:
"Minor Kingdom was born in a Minneapolis bedroom in the fall of 2007. What started as a solo recording outlet for frontman and songwriter Kristian Melom quickly grew to a collaborative platform, housing over twenty rotating members. The group fuses elements of post-rock, folk, and blues to create an eclectic genre they can call their own."
That page also contains the tags "alternative," "indie rock" & "folk." Now, I tend to steer clear of things labeled "folk" most of the time, but after spending the last couple of weeks with Marijuana Deathsquads & Psymun, folk sounds like a nice change of pace. Plus, folk music usually benefits from repeated listens, so spending a week with Singles seems like a pretty good jumping off point for me.
Singles seems to be just that, a collection of singles. As such, each song seems to have been written to stand on its own. What the EP may lack in continuity, I'm hoping it will make up for in quality. I mean, why would you gather up five songs and release it as Singles if they weren't five of your best songs?
Anyway, the EP is available as a "Name Your Price" download on that aforementioned Bandcamp page. Stop by and give it a listen if you're so inclined.
