New Music: Nurses – Apple’s Acre
posted ~ April 19th, 2009. Filed under: Music Reviews, Uncategorized.
Last night I went to a party celebrating the first official monetary compensation received by Portland band Nurses from their new label, Dead Oceans (Akron/Family, Dirty Projectors, Phosphorescent). In honor of their celebration I figured I give them some well-deserved internet love. I have had the pleasure of watching Nurses over the past year slowly rise to the tipping point they are at now. This band has so much potential it’s thrilling to think where they’ll be one year from today. Their debut album, Apple’s Acre, (CORRECTION: their debut record was called Hanging Nothing But Their Hands Down) is a dreamy walk through a damp psychedelic forest. Minor chords and reverb are the trees stretching too high into the air to make out their end and ominous samples make up a dense fog, making it difficult to see quite where you’re going. I highly recommend checking this band out and giving them as much love as you have to give. Also look for a new track from Nurses on the new Tender Loving Empire compilation, Friends and Friends of Friends Vol. 2 coming out May 16th.
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May 28th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Was this @ rontoms. You haven’t heard apple’s acre….you are a poser.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Hanging nothing but their hands down was their debut album
May 30th, 2009 at 8:55 am
My fault. Thanks for the correction.
May 30th, 2009 at 9:14 am
A. Tom – no. The party I was describing was a private affair at John Bowers’ house. I am most definitely a poser and I have most definitely heard Apple’s Acre.
May 31st, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Then that’s f-n cool. man
That second song on there I’m sure is actually the title track. Peace
September 20th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Yeah the second song is apple’s acre. They kicked ass when they passed through South Dakota