The June Umbrella are an indie rock outfit from Oregon, USA. The band is fronted by Brian Hall who formed the band in 2005 and there now seems to have a settled line up. The band, who list the likes of Pedro The Lion, Mew and Death Cab For Cutie amongst their influences, released their self titled début EP in February 2007. It consists of eight tracks although the promo copy I received features just three and, after playing it a few times, I am in limbo at where to place it.The music is very atmospheric with both melodies and Hall's sometimes excellent vocals fading in and out at will. However it is hard to distinguish between each track which seem to follow the same pattern or formula. Maybe the songs would make sense in the context of the whole EP but these three songs together just don't work for me. Harvest and Cold Snow definitely sound out of place.
There seems to be a template for this type of music coming out of the States at the moment and never mind being able to distinguish between songs it's hard enough to distinguish between the bands! A little bit more originality may possibly give The June Umbrella a slight edge in the overall scheme of things but in the meantime I'm afraid you can either take it or leave it.
[For The Eardrums likes the EP. Read what they think]
[Buy the EP from CD Baby]
[Buy the EP from i-tunes]
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