The Chairs were one of my bands to watch for this year, and for good reason. They did an absolutely killer Neutral Milk Hotel Cover and released one really solid debut EP. They have hit me up with another cover this time of Bon Iver’s magical song “Flume”. They did a fanastic job with it, really making it their own while also keeping the eerie atmosphere that Bon Iver created. These guys keep putting out more magic. You gotta listen to this:
[mp3] : The Chairs – Flume (Bon Iver Cover)
Also I got word from band member Alex Schaaf letting me know that they are working on their debut album with a hopeful release date of March 17th and have planned a sping tour in order to promote the album! Check out the dates:
March 21 Omaha, Nebraska The Foundry
March 22 Columbia, Missouri Cherry Street Artisan
March 23 Kansas City, Missouri Davey’s Uptown
March 24 Ames, Iowa Ames Progressive
March 25 East Moline, Illinois MixTapes
March 26 Viterbo University La Crosse, Wisconsin
March 27 Elbo Room Chicago, Illinois
El Guappa — 19 Feb 09
Fantastic cover. Thanks for sharing that. Really nice. I will definitely check out The Chairs. I like your blog very much. Feel free to stop by mine anytime. I’m a fledgling and welcome your visit. Ciao. E.
Links for 2.21.09: Live air traffic chatter, Bon Iver cover, Beamcast update… « the listenerd — 21 Feb 09
[...] The Chairs cover Bon Iver’s “Flume” (an MP3). I typed that with my three remaining fingers. [...]
Hunter Horan — 15 Apr 09
Yall need a myspace blog. I want this as my profile song because its so great.
[CMJ] Yellow Ostrich @ Spin NYC (La Blogotheque Session 10/22/2010) | We All Want Someone To Shout For — 14 Nov 10
[...] Hell, I’ve been a fan of everything that Alex Schaaf has done, even way back to his days with The Chairs. Yellow Ostrich has been a project that has been growing better and better with each release, and [...]