mp3s:
apples on the floor
fire!
holland tunnel

bio:
Though more renound for the work he's done with his band Saturday Looks Good To Me, Michigan insomniac Fred Thomas has been slowly chiseling out a solo
carreer for the last five years by way of living room tours, akward opening spots and late-night cd burning marathons. Following three limited cd-Rs, "Sink Like A Symphony" emerges as Thomas' first widely-available solo album.Regardless of scale, the scope of the work makes it hands-down the best. 14 songs played almost entirely by Thomas, with some friends & neighbors chiming in occassionally. A step away from the ultra-bubblegum glitter of SLGTM, but still rooted in the magic of the pop song, the music on "Sink" is heartbreakingly serious, ridiculously personal and still stuck in your head all day. Akin to the hyper-wordy spiritual side of Neutral Milk Hotel or the experimental lo-fidelity alchemy of The Microphones, these songs clatter and shake with hope and pain, always on the virge of falling into themselves, and sometimes do, coming out of a two minute pop song into a fuzz explosion or a five-minute drum circle. The album is strong and deliberate, honing years of four-track sonnets and bringing this special breed of basement heartstring pop music into a new, bold place.

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