This is well-crafted pop with a smart sound. Their début album, also titled Taller Children {$9.99 US AMZN/ $14.99 CAN}, was produced by Mike Mogis, who has worked with the likes of Rilo Kiley. It would be easy to lump the music into a genre of melodious pop with female vocals like the Postmarks, the Submarines, or the Bird and the Bee, which I'm a fan of, I think each has a distinct signature when it comes to their arrangements. Elizabeth and the Catapult's cover of Cohen's "Everybody Knows" has some great guitar work and drumming {the sound isn't great on this video of a live Boston performance, although I like it more than the album version}::
The band is currently on tour, with several dates in California {25 Nov.-Hermosa Beach, 27 Nov,-Pomona, 28 Nov.-W. Hollywood, 29 Nov.-SF@GAMH}, as well as a date in my old home of Eugene on 1 December. In January, they have a date in Clinton, {upstate} NY @The Barn on the 28th.
One of my favourite tracks is "Race You" {below} and I hope I can catch them live one of these days.
One of my favourite tracks is "Race You" {below} and I hope I can catch them live one of these days.
Twitterversion:: Belated #Newmusicmonday post on #BrooklynIndie Elizabeth & @thecatapult. New album & tour. Video clips,incl. Cohen cover. http://url.ie/2svr @Prof_K
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