The Weird Weeds

Aside from admitting that I unfairly compared elements of Austin, TX's Weird Weeds to the so-called "freak folk" movement in my review of their 2005 debut, Hold Me (and what was I thinking with that "flying in the face of musical convention" line?!?), I more or less said everything I wanted to say about this fantastic band in an interview I did with the English site Diskant. So...I'm going to go ahead and plagiarize myself:

Bands like Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and Smog have been singing the praises of Austin, TX's Weird Weeds for some time but I imagine the hipster sheep that flock to those bands' shows only get confused and uncomfortable during a Weird Weeds performance. Songs start and stop in awkward places, one guitarist makes crazy noises with pieces of chalk, the other guitarist often plays riffs on a purposely out-of-tune guitar, and the drummer plays in and out of time like he keeps getting distracted by a squirrel. Although I'm highlighting the Weird Weeds' 'weirder' elements, they're at heart very much a song-oriented band. Their new record, Weird Feelings absolutely destroys, so make sure you pick it up when it comes out in August.

If you're on the eastern half of the U.S., be sure to check out the Weird Weeds when they swing through your town this September:

9/06- Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ The Theater Fire
9/07- Baton Rouge, LA @ Red Star w/ Wilderness Pangs
9/08- Nashville, TN @ Dino’s w/ The CJ Boyd Sexxxtet, Peter and the Wolf, Arizona Drains
9/09- Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light w/ Peter and the Wolf
9/10- Chapel Hill, NC @ Bickett Gallery
9/11- Baltimore, MD @ Floristree Space w/ Lexie Mountain Boys
9/12- Kutztown, PA @ GoodVibes w/ We Have Heaven
9/13- Gettysburg, PA @ Emmaus
9/14- Brooklyn, NY @ Uncle Paulie's w/ Bear In Heaven, The Shivers
9/15- New York, NY @ The Cake Shop w/ The Dirty Projectors, Nat Baldwin, Swan Island
9/16- Portland, ME @ The Space Gallery
9/17- Amherst, MA @ Hampshire College Dining Commons w/ The Laudable Pus, Fat Worm of Error
9/18- Wallingford, CT @ Wallingford American Legion w/ Landing, Quark, Mouth to Mouth
9/19- Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar w/ XL Tie Rack
9/20- Toronto, ON @ Cameron House w/ The Silt, Alex Lukashevsky
9/21- Oberlin, OH @ The Cat in the Cream
9/22- Chicago, IL @ The Note
9/23- Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival

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Mp3s:

One-Eyed Cloud
For You To See Me
Paratrooper Seed