The Celebrity Pilots
The Celebrity Pilots is the nom de plume for Chris Sheehan, co founder of The All Golden and former member of The Witch Hazel Sound. Using chiming guitars, analog keys and bent circuitry, Sheehan searches for lush, warped soundscapes to perch his Anglocentric by way of Ohio skewed pop visions. "Beneath Pavement, the Beach" is the debut album from The Celebrity Pilots (released on Sunken Treasure Records 9/13/05). Recorded at Waterloo Sound Recording in Kent, Ohio with the eccentric Todd Tobias (Guided By Voices, Gem), the album stretches from taut post-punk sing along anthems to longer atmospheric offerings. Rounding out the line up is a group of incredibly talented musicians: Jess Faller on keys (Tiara, Chris McCoy), Adam Dowell on bass (The Moving Parts) and Dan Gerken on drums and vocals(Miranda Sound). In addition to finishing the most recent offering from The All Golden, Sheehan has played on Robert Pollard's 'Fiction Man' and 'From a Compound Eye' as well as rhythm guitar and keys with Doug Gillard on the road.
The Celebrity Pilots first album is simply superb. The atmosphere of the poppy synthesizers and rough guitars will cheer you up whether you dig dance songs or slow songs - the hooks will grab you and refuse to let go.
Download :: The Celebrity Pilots - Lemons from lemonade.mp3
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Saturday, December 03, 2005
