Maybe the, “Wow! It surprises me you included this one in your best of”” 2007, but there was something about the Los Angeles group Earlimart that instantly hooked me upon their first piano strike or perhaps that initial harmony that made me realize the weather will rise above -10. After what I consider the only LP of 2007 that actually had the ability to CONSTANTLY find my speakers and headphones, these chamber popsters are returning in July with ‘Hymn and Her’. And if it’s anything like those other efforts, this record will be on infinite repeat as well.
07’s ‘Mentor Tormentor‘ produced quality track after quality track; the song below is truly a standout that begins lo-fi and cloudy, but jumps up with enough poppy do do dos to make you want to simply, hit repeat.
Earlimart :: ‘Gonna Break Into Your Heart’
Really good song. You nailed it. At first, I was like, “hmmm…slow.” All of sudden though the pop hit. This is from the 07 album, right?
I like these guys. I really do. And I need to pick up this album (something that should have been done a long time ago). This song is so enjoyably poppy, right down to the hand claps and the harmonized chorus. Although I can’t describe it, there’s something inexplicitly similar in the vocal delivery of some of these LA bands (Autolux, Elliott Smith, Silversun Pickups). Does that make any sense at all?