Gloves
Back in college, about 10 years ago, I had the opportunity to jam with three other friends in a pretty amazing practice space in downtown Buffalo. Not far from a nice brew pub and within close proximity to our apartment, we found ourselves practicing on a fairly regular basis, refining a handfull of songs to near completion. We never really had a name (our friend Zander suggested "Gloves" which we all agreed was pretty sick) and played only 1 show. But as I get older, I find myself revisiting these songs and becoming even more connected with them. The recordings below are certainly not perfect. Recorded by Scott on 8-track, they were digitized from a cassette tape that had been eaten and re-spliced back together with scotch tape. Not only do I want to get these things on the server for archival purposes, it is more important rather, to the overall understanding of this often misguided blog that they are posted. I think had these songs been written last weekend, they'd still resonate with me, but the underlying nostalgia, the well traveled quality of the audio and the fact that I waited nearly 5 years to post these makes it worth a listen. I hope you agree. The demo is something Jamie and I recorded on the fly one afternoon a few years ago. I think all of us would probably agree that tracks 4 & 5 are the standouts.
The illustration I borrowed for the fake album cover is from my old friend Andy Gilmore, the finest illustrator I know. Check all of his amazingly detailed, highly personal work at at his Website hosted by his label Carbon Records. Or see more current works at his blog .
Gloves :: Afternoon Demo (2003)
Gloves :: "Song #1" (1997)
Gloves :: "Song #2" (1997)
Gloves :: "Song #3" (1997)
Gloves :: "Song #4" (1997)
Gloves :: "Song #5" (1997)
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