w/ White Hinterland & husband&wife
@ The Bishop
Wednesday, October 7th
9pm
$8
18+
Emerging from the attic of an old Victorian house, Portland-based band Nurses embarked on a three-month tour in early September. Their newest album, Apple's Acre is out now on Bloomington-based label Dead Oceans. Their song, "Man at Arms" garnered both an NPR Song of the Day, as well as song of the day honors from Seattle radio station KEXP.
Apple's Acre was self-recorded using GarageBand (yes, that program that comes free on Macs) in the attic of an old house in Portland. The album is a whimsical psych-pop journey that is constantly surprising and captivating. The highlight of the album are the Beach Boy-esque harmonies that lift the songs to heights that most pop bands would kill to reach. Trying to pick out individual instrumental tracks is possible, but it will twist your brain so much that you can't help but tune in to the entire mix. That being said, the album never becomes too dense or claustrophobic, and works well to fill the space beyond the attic.
Nurses are performing with labelmate White Hinterland, and with local band husband&wife. Hot off their two week August run as the most hyped artist on music scrobbling site Last.fm, and with comparisons to Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective, Nurses plan to deliver on all the hype October 7 in Bloomington.
Check out these Nurses mp3s:
-David Ray
