Eztv
Calling Out
It wouldn't be entirely accurate to say that EZTV met while trying out for J Spaceman's latest US touring lineup of Spiritualized but it's not far from the truth Songwriter and audio engineer Ezra Tenenbaum had been casually working on solo home recordings on his Tascam 8Track in the vein of Shoes Emitt Rhodes and Cleaners For Venus and in a desire to round out the songs he enlisted bassist Shane O'Connell and drummer Michael Stasiak formerly of Widowspeak As it happened the trio's first chance to play together was an audition for the American touring version of Spiritualized they didn't get the job But the trio kept meeting and working turning Ezra recording as a solo artist into Ezra Shane and Michael playing as a band thus EZTV was formed With a pool of over 30 demos to work with and Jarvis Taveniere of Woods onboard to produce the band headed to Thump Studios in Greenpoint Brooklyn to record their debut LP for Captured Tracks The result is 'Calling Out' a cohesive 12song statement in the long tradition of fully realized debuts stripped of artifice but full of hooks and songwriting chops In an era of independent music with a lot more emphasis placed on 'story' and meaningless twitter feuds EZTV present a record that speaks for itself It's an LP made for an audience that doesn't want or need any kind of angle or controversy but desires songs that resonate and have a lasting appeal something available here in spades LP With Download
Tracklist
1. Bury Your Heart
2. Pretty Torn Up
3. The Light
4. Hard to Believe
5. Everything Was Changing
6. Soft Tension
7. Dust in the Sky
8. Blue Buzz
9. Trampoline
10. There Goes My Girl
11. Long Way to Go
12. That's Where You Belong
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