The Chicago quintet Bound Stems were featured as the band of the day at Spin.com last week. I didn’t realize that they were getting that much attention, but it is certainly deserved. While I can see the comparisons to Broken Social Scene and Modest Mouse, what this band does seems effortless and natural. Bound Stems play indie rock of the highest quality and their EP is currently on repeat in my iPod, and at only 26 minutes in length, it fully whets my appetite for their upcoming full-length Appreciation Night (due summer 2006). That (folks) was a run-on sentence.
Their new EP called The Logic Of Building The Body Plan is out now on Flameshovel Records. It is full of complex and beautiful songs that don’t forget to have a sense of humor. I highly recommend checking this out if you have the means as this is easily some of the best new music I’ve heard in awhile.
MP3 | Bound Stems – Totipotent The Logic Of Building The Body Plan
MP3 | Bound Stems – Wake Up, Ma And Pa Are Gone The Logic Of Building The Body Plan
Finally! Bound Stems! Chicago lives on!