Not entirely sure what possessed me to listen to 30 Degrees Everywhere today while driving around Houston, Texas... It was drizzly and grey out so I guess I wanted to hear something to match the feeling of trudging around H-Town.
But enough about that, the Promise Ring. So I discovered the Promise Ring after they released "Nothing Feels Good" - so I sorta have a preference for some of their later stuff. 30 Degrees has always struck me as an incredible album that is in dire need of being remastered and mixed again.
Updated : my copy of 30 degrees everywhere
While driving around town, it occurred to me that some of the songs sound as if they were recorded playing a basement show beneath your house - but you can sorta clearly hear them practicing with ease.
Take Scenes from France for example... do you know how many times I've been at a bar and overheard a band play on another level of the venue and mistake it for this song?
I need to figure out a way to canvas all my friends and have them write me back with detailed thoughts on their relationship to this record. I'm curious to hear how many of them still hear this record on any occasion. I know almost all of them will point to A Picture Postcard as being their favorite moment on the record (Note - Bob Nana from BRAID has a song writing credit on that track). Maybe with the exception of Emo V. Both her and I love the song Everywhere Denver.
Artists: The Promise Ring
Album: 30 Degrees Everywhere
Producer: Casey Rice, Damon Locks, Joe Ferguson
Label: Jade Tree
Recorded: Idful Music Co.