Scouting for new bands used to be so much work. You had to actually appear at rock shows, you had to ponder their talent and think about the originality (or lack thereof) of their sound. Man. Those days sucked. Now that Thurston Moore’s label Ecstatic Peace is all over the young up-and-comers all we have to do is listen to the bands he signs and be done with it. Thanks Thurston!
Awesome Color, an Ecstatic Peace band originally from Michigan sound like a grimier version of Sonic Youth (go figure). We love their garagey, Guess Who-esque take on blues rock, especially on “Free Man.” Listening to that song makes us feel like we’re living in Easy Rider, sailing down the highway with Hopper and Fonda looking for an America that can’t be found.