Strand Of Oaks

[Crispy]

Yes! Vinyl's coming soon apparently, looking forward to getting that.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

What a great surprise!     Nice cover too.  Wish I could buy a physical copy.

They are coming soon, as Crispy said.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

New tour dates tomorrow.

[tdb810]

New tour dates tomorrow.

Cool!  And he is touring with Phosphorescent too, right?

[Ghosts_on_TV]

New tour dates tomorrow.

Cool!  And he is touring with Phosphorescent too, right?

He is. Im not sure if the new dates are with phossy though.

[capt. scotty]

Since SOO is opening for the Phosphorescent show Im going to wednesday, I had to give a listen last week. Only listened to Pope Killdragon and Dark Shores once each, but I liked what I heard. Really unique and interesting songwriting on PK, DS much tighter and much more going on. Reading thru this thread and listening to some live clips, I agree that while soft his vocals come off pretty powerful.

Gonna give Leave Ruin a listen now for the first time and I'll probably go back to one of the others afterwards, haha. Pretty freaking excited to see Phossy for the 1st time, but SOO opening makes it even more intriguing as obviously Im not very familiar with him/them but liking it.

Oh, and I just checked those new dates SOO is opening for Tallest Man on Earth. Mostly midwest (BH you got show!) and far midwest with a few southeast shows at the end. Another pretty solid band to open for though Id say!

[BH]

Since SOO is opening for the Phosphorescent show Im going to wednesday, I had to give a listen last week. Only listened to Pope Killdragon and Dark Shores once each, but I liked what I heard. Really unique and interesting songwriting on PK, DS much tighter and much more going on. Reading thru this thread and listening to some live clips, I agree that while soft his vocals come off pretty powerful.

Gonna give Leave Ruin a listen now for the first time and I'll probably go back to one of the others afterwards, haha. Pretty freaking excited to see Phossy for the 1st time, but SOO opening makes it even more intriguing as obviously Im not very familiar with him/them but liking it.

Oh, and I just checked those new dates SOO is opening for Tallest Man on Earth. Mostly midwest (BH you got show!) and far midwest with a few southeast shows at the end. Another pretty solid band to open for though Id say!

Sweet!   Thanks for the heads up.   I didn't see that yet.   

Go back to Pope Killdragon again before the show.    That album is a masterpiece!

[capt. scotty]

Totally. After listening to Leave Ruin I liked it (sort of reminded me of early Iron & Wine, not a knock to either guy), and listened to Dark Shores again last night (and again tonight), Pope Killdragon is hands down my favorite. It was the first I listened to last week, Spotify makes it look like his first album so thats why I went that route, and felt like I was hearing something special even during that first listen. Listened again tonight, so good. Not a song I dont like, but Kill Dragon > Sterling > Bonfire > Alex Kona is     

Nothing less than ecstatic for this show tomorrow night 

[BH]

Ahhh, it's so nice to see a band live RIGHT at that very moment when you are really getting into them.   Enjoy Scotty.

Alex Kona was twelve feet tall
His mother got killed by bowling ball
As she skipped across the wooden lane
Two frames from a perfect game

Ten years past the bowling crash
Alex found a wooden shack
Showered in the post war moon
That's where Alex began to bloom

As the children left Sunday school
In gas masks and body suits
The reverend spoke of god's revenge
Would be coming down the mountain

And the ground shook
The mother's cried
The giant loomed in the yellow sky

With a look of dreaded fear
With a staff of pine and coat of deer
The mother's watched with worried ear's
Alex just laughed and stroked his beard
He said....

No you don't understand
NO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!
What its like
Growing up here

[Ghosts_on_TV]

Yeah, I'd say Killdragon is the best. He's already at work on a new one, btw.

[capt. scotty]

So good. I will post setlist tomorow. but Im guessing its usual. Thought both Phossy and SOO were great. but once I got home, Ive wanted to hear the Oaks

I also name dropped Dave Richards to Strands guy 

[capt. scotty]

Dark Shores
Satellite Moon
Maureen's
Daniels Blues
Spacestations
Two Kids
Sleeping Pills
Diamond Drill
Sterling
Bonfire

He rocked out more than I expected, him and a drummer I think really works, no need for a full band. I know I saw show clips where he has more of a band, not sure if he is sticking with just him and a drummer or not. I look forward to really get a grasp on his albums. When talking to him last night, I said Id like to say your new album is my favorite, but Pope Killdragon is so good  . I also yelled out for Alex Kona twice, told him so when talking afterwards, and he said he can only remember so many lyrics and didnt want to play it (I think he said the same thing about recalling lyrics during the show but I might be imagining that). Like others here have said, he seemed like a genuinely nice and quiet dude.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

Glad you're getting into it. He's sticking with the duo, at least for now. Have you listened to Darker Shores? Thats how all of Dark Shores was originally going to sound. I heard that version of the title track first, and then posted on here that the new one was going to be full of synthy awesomeness, then heard dark shores and there really wasnt any synth, lol. It was John Vanderslice who recommended the more straight forward sound, when he went to record it in San Fran. Anyway, glad you dig. I miss the frequent Wilkes-Barre shows, but Im happy for him.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

This doesnt exist anymore, and the part that does, they're debating on what to do with, most likely tearing it down. It once was pretty glamorous, as was all of Wilkes-Barre. Oh, and Kennedy did stay there.

[capt. scotty]

Glad you're getting into it. He's sticking with the duo, at least for now. Have you listened to Darker Shores? Thats how all of Dark Shores was originally going to sound. I heard that version of the title track first, and then posted on here that the new one was going to be full of synthy awesomeness, then heard dark shores and there really wasnt any synth, lol. It was John Vanderslice who recommended the more straight forward sound, when he went to record it in San Fran. Anyway, glad you dig. I miss the frequent Wilkes-Barre shows, but Im happy for him.

Honestly, Im so new to SOO that Im surprised I was able to note that setlist. I did listen to the Darker Shores tunes, but hard to correlate them with the Dark Shores tunes.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

Glad you're getting into it. He's sticking with the duo, at least for now. Have you listened to Darker Shores? Thats how all of Dark Shores was originally going to sound. I heard that version of the title track first, and then posted on here that the new one was going to be full of synthy awesomeness, then heard dark shores and there really wasnt any synth, lol. It was John Vanderslice who recommended the more straight forward sound, when he went to record it in San Fran. Anyway, glad you dig. I miss the frequent Wilkes-Barre shows, but Im happy for him.

Honestly, Im so new to SOO that Im surprised I was able to note that setlist. I did listen to the Darker Shores tunes, but hard to correlate them with the Dark Shores tunes.

The darker shores versions were recorded before the album versions. however, the ep was just released last week.

[BH]

Glad you enjoyed it Scotty!   I just downloaded Darker Shores, so I'm looking forward to listening on the way home.    I've been going through all my SOO albums, demos and "sessions" over the last few days.   I want to see the Phossy/SOO tour so bad.   I was seriously considering driving to Indiana tonight but I actually got rear ended BAD on my way home last night with Alex Kona cranked to 11.   I guess I won't ever hear that song the same way again!   Luckily I came out of it OK except I may have a broken pinky finger and my car is fucked.    Oh well.

Love that picture Dave.

[capt. scotty]

Not his greatest song, and albeit lyrically repetitive, but I cant get enough of this tune

Strand of Oaks - "Trap Door"


Sorry bout the Beamer BH, at least youll get that shit covered

[Ghosts_on_TV]

Oaks got added to Sasquatch, for anyone going.

[BH]

Strand of Oaks and Tallest Man on Earth tonight.   By myself.      Friends are lame!

This show should be billed:    Tallest Man on Earth with Greatest Man on Earth opening.

I'm thinking this will be my first SoO show with a 

The Giant loomed in the yellow sky....