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These United States w/ Or, The Whale at the Pub & Grill Tuesday, August 17, 2010  Psychodelic/Gospel/Grime. www.theseunitedstates.net "One of indie-rock's - no, make that American rock's - best kept secrets."-- WXPN -- "A fantastical narrative that seeks to prove Lou Reed's claim that in between thought and expression lies a lifetime."-- The Village Voice -- "Superb ... equally at home with quiet, morose tales and galloping punky-tonk adventures ... a rambunctious alt-country band with story-songs that are both tangled and aphoristic."-- New York Times -- Check out more at www.theseunitedstates.net Or, The Whale Voices everywhere, caught again in the devil’s snare,” belts lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Robins of San Francisco-based Or, the Whale on the second song of the band’s newest album. The song, “Datura,” is a rollicking ode to the hallucinogenic properties of jimson weed, but could just as easily be a description of the band itself. The soaring vocal harmonies and Neil Young-inspired guitar riffs found on Or, the Whale’s self-titled sophomore album yield a fiendishly potent listening experience, which may even provoke your own hallucinations. Check out more at www.orthewhale.com
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Psychodelic/Gospel/Grime. www.theseunitedstates.net "One of indie-rock's - no, make that American rock's - best kept secrets."-- WXPN -- "A fantastical narrative that seeks to prove Lou Reed's claim that in between thought and expression lies a lifetime."-- The Village Voice -- "Superb ... equally at home with quiet, morose tales and galloping punky-tonk adventures ... a rambunctious alt-country band with story-songs that are both tangled and aphoristic."-- New York Times -- Check out more at www.theseunitedstates.net Or, The Whale Voices everywhere, caught again in the devil’s snare,” belts lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Robins of San Francisco-based Or, the Whale on the second song of the band’s newest album. The song, “Datura,” is a rollicking ode to the hallucinogenic properties of jimson weed, but could just as easily be a description of the band itself. The soaring vocal harmonies and Neil Young-inspired guitar riffs found on Or, the Whale’s self-titled sophomore album yield a fiendishly potent listening experience, which may even provoke your own hallucinations. Check out more at www.orthewhale.com
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