RATING: 4.5 out of 5
Hailing from West Texas and Manchester, The Earlies’ geographic background tracks perfectly to the band’s unique sonic blend. They craft their neo-psychedelic sound by burying bits reminiscent of ‘70’s AM radio gold in shoegaze drone collages. These Were The Earlies does sequence admirably well for an album assembled from the contents of several existing EPs, but it almost seems as though there would have been more variety the material had been prepared specifically for a full-length. At three or four tracks, the sound stays fresh; but at eleven tracks, it drags the slightest bit, seeming to follow an EP-length cycle a few times through. In the contemporary context of cleverer-than-thou bands building their sounds by cobbling together music geek allusions, The Earlies have achieved the admirable feat of a collage record more interesting and more beautiful than its constituent parts.
- joaquin black
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