*Note: No chipmunks were mentioned/harmed in this post. *
Alvin Band is a trip to listen to...plain and simple. A musical journey that finds the listener completely controlled and in the hands of Rick Alvin Schaier.
Schaier created the entire album in a friends bathroom using little more than a microphone and a Powerbook. As you might imagine, what came out this are 9 songs of incredible vocal compositions, not far off from the freak folk/indie sound we get from bands like Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and Panda Bear. The album titled, "Mantis Preying" released this September and I'm finding it to be a GREAT car companion especially during these cold Fall and Winter months.
Below you can check out the official video for, "Temple Pressure" which is off the Mantis Preying album. Alvin Band have also released a 6-song EP known as, "Lady Portrait" and thats all. So Mr. Schaier, the people demand...more, more, more!
Alvin Band - "Temple Pressure"
Schaier is also drums/vocals for the band, "Miniature tigers", whom are getting nationwide attention thanks to solid reviews from Rolling Stone and Spin magazine.
~ check them out too!
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