American Aquarium
I am an American Aquarium drinker...
So that's from the Wilco song "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" and the namesake of my new favorite band. American Aquarium.
We first experienced American Aquarium a few weeks ago as the first of two opening bands at the RCPM Boiler Room show in Denton. We heard their brief soundcheck and thought they sounded pretty good. Once they got on stage for their set, we were quite impressed. In fact, I feel bad that Lauren and I were making fun of the two girls on the front row who were singing along to all the songs.
We noticed they were the only ones in audience that knew all the words. American Aquarium is their Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, I guess. We just didn't know what those girls already knew. Because these guys rocked!
This is the first song that really stuck out that night:
She's got the kisses of a thousand angels
And the bite of a rattlesnake
and...
But after listening to their Dances For The Lonely and Small Town Hymns albums for two weeks straight, I I love all their songs!
Earlier this week they were back in Fort Worth for a Monday night show at Woody's Tavern. There were maybe 7 people there. I mean it was a Monday night in Fort Worth...but these guys rocked and even played my request Katherine Belle. It felt like our own personal concert. After the show we chatted with the incredibly nice (and cute) bass player Bill.
I don't know how to write a music review, I just know what I like and I LOVE them. So here's some video I took and you can judge for yourself:
