October 22, 2009, Author: Tobias, Leave a comment

Live: The Seedy Seeds; Trash Bar, 10.21.09 [CMJ 2009]

Categories: Live, Music, Review

Friends who had heard The Seedy Seeds previously told me after their set at Trash Bar had wrapped up that the space’s sound system had done them no favors, that certain elements of their sound had been lost in the mix. For my part, I still liked what I heard, even knowing that certain instruments weren’t as distinct as they could have been. They’re a three-piece: banjo, drums, and one member switching between electric guitar and accordion. Two-thirds of the band sing, and their music is deeply catchy, energetic pop — somewhere between the Anniversary’s Designing a Nervous Breakdown and circa-’99 Darla Records. It also doesn’t hurt that they have one of the most memorable t-shirt designs in recent memory. And the light-up drum kit was pretty endearing.

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