The American Analog Set

(The) American Analog Set, or AmAnSet seems to be one of my favorite bands. When people ask me what my favorite band is, I almost never mention AmAnset. Strange in a way, because everytime I listen to their music it feels so fresh and pure. And it's pretty high in my last.fm most played list as well.

The repetitive elements and the small changes, that cause an emotional landslide, make the music very special to me. At the Paradiso show on their last tour (might be their last tour ever, though they said they were going to make some more music) I bought a limited 12" with four songs on it from their latest record. They re-worked four songs, stretching their duration (2 songs on each side of the transparent vinyl). Andrew Kenny (guitarist/singer) told me they liked these versions better, but didn't want to scare people of by releasing such long songs.

Ofcourse I should mention the amazing production on every record, almost as a warm blanket.

Time for me to make a nice AmAnSet playlist...'Come Home Baby Julie, Come Home' is already playing.