athens’ five eight, i had never heard of em until some folks on twitter, who’s opinions i trust, started tossing their name around and proclaiming them to be quite grand – my words not theirs. well, ive listened to their recently released, and i think first record w the original lineup in 14 years, your god is dead to me now, and it is indeed pretty fuckin awesome. there’s a record that comes to mind that made a huge huge splash back in 03 that kinda catapulted the band into some kind of stardom. well, at least within a certain sect of people. that record being the wrens’ meadowlands, and me thinks if enough people gave this record a real hard listen it could make such an impact. subject matter-wise, their quite on par, but musically they have a very silkworm kinda sound, or does silkworm have a five eight kind of sound? anyway, definitely a contender for a top ten spot of the year. your god is dead to me now is being released, or was released, via iron horse records.
your god is dead to me now
ode to massachusetts
Hey Gregor,
Thanks for mentioning these guys. I have been going to Five-Eight shows since 1994 and they are still my favorite “local” band. Check out their release “The Good Nurse”.
J Cummings
Athens, Ga
Same here. Oh, in a perfect world they’d get their due. From I Learned Shut Up to this one, 5/8 has continued to make heartfelt songs that deserve to be out there to the masses. Thanks for the great blog Gregor.