Ohhhhee yes. Quick off the mark with this one. Precious few hours, and behold- Someone Still Loves You Boris- bloody Yeltsin. This is the second song leaked but this very day courtesy of Stereogum. From their upcoming album out 17 August, 'Banned (By the Man)' follows on from the inifintely catchy title track 'Let it Sway' that you can find for flippin bloody FREE on their website. Bloody free!
For those of you not suitably tripped up by SSLYBY during your walks along the righteous path to aural satisfaction in recent years, they have remained precariously absent in the UK. Little known in the US as it is, their likeable and easy to listen to indie pop has generated two very consistent and punishingly upbeat albums. The first, called 'Broom', was a home recording that was soon picked up and re-released by Polyvinyl. The rest, far from being 'history', has remained some modest exposure both here and back home in Springfield, Missouri. They kicked off 2008's End of the Road Festival for instance, on the Friday when most people were still pitching their tents. SSLYBY gave the impression that becoming commercially successful was fairly superfluous to them as a band. As long as people enjoyed the shows and they could return home to record some songs in Will's basement now and then, that's what they seemed most concerned with. Tracks about their local baseball team, 'Lower the Gas Prices, Howard Johnson' (accurate song name) and corny rockers about girls compose their charm and a brilliantly understated character.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin- Banned (By The Man)
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