Daughters and Suns

The Owls

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2007)
• Original Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Magic Marker
• ASIN: B000W1USM2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #163,522 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
"Sunny, pretty, sexy ambient pop from co-vocalists Maria May and Allison LaBonne and the latter's husband, Brian Tighe of Hang-Ups fame. It's like Stereolab melded with the Kinks' Village Green." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Gracefully explores the vacuum left behind when they escape, like helium from a popped balloon afloat somewhere between Sarah Records and Past Masters Volume Two." -- Pitchfork

Three songwriters--Brian Tighe, Maria May, and Allison LaBonne--come together with drummer John Jerry and special friends to create an unlikely musical voyage aboard ships, carnival rides, and airplanes, trespassing through backyards, into human resources departments, and down perilous roads into the distance. Bitter yet life-affirming, The Owls console comic strip characters, invent the perfect man, party on the eve of the apocalypse, explore the notion of empire, pay their bills by candlelight, and send flowers into sewers before bidding listeners a rousing adieu. Rich with melody and male/female harmonies, Daughters and Suns tenders buoyant, laid-back pop with gentle strikes of lightning.

While The Owls' sound is hard to pin down, LaBonne and May's songs seem reminiscent of the Velvets combined with the vocals of Laetitia Sattier and Mary Hansen of Stereolab. Tighe and Ittner's songs seem to honor McCartney and Lennon, respectively, and all of this lends to the best thing you've drank your coffee to in a while.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars overlooked elephant 6 esque music , January 12, 2008

By	nowaveshow "Jack Larson" (Noblesville, Indiana) - See all my reviews

First off its great to see the magic marker label going strong and once again releasing high quality music. The Owls debut full length "Daughters and Suns" is a step up from their ep released a few years ago. The production this time does all the vocalists justice. The band has taken some of the playful nonsense and twee aspects out of their overall sound. The vocals and and harmonies sound fuller, richer, and more crisp. "Daughters and Suns" allows the listener to think back to lazy summer vacation days when you were too young to drive or get a job. The lyrics are often chipper, but surpisingly enough can become dark and serious at times. "Apocalypse" and "bury your mind" both have eerie themes. Recommended if you like: Essex Green, Ladybug Transitor, or p:ano

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pop songs, May 24, 2009

By	Daniel G. Krasnegor "CvilleDan" (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not sure that I actually know what the songs are actually about, but it's great fun to listen to and sing along with. Quiet and super melodic. Just wonderful.