Catching Up with The High Water Marks

We try to stay abreast of every single piece of music released in the world but must confess to sometimes falling short. Please, then, imagine our embarrassment/ecstasy at finding we'd overlooked this September 2013 release by one of our favebands. We've posted on The High Water Marks several times, most recently here, but also here and here. (Sorry some of those mp3 links no longer function.) We love all three songs widgeted below. If you do, too, you know what to do.

The High Water Marks - No Pretense on Our Part: We Love 'Em

Long-time visitors to our little lair (if there are indeed such animals extant) might remember our floodtide esteem for this fabulous musical outfit. (Click here to be reminded and to download one of our very favorite songs of this still-new century, "Good I Feel Bad," the epitome of rolling rock.) Thus were we ecstatic to find a new album available for free. . .FREAKIN' FREE (gasp, spit). . .download at Bandcamp. Although the widgets below say "Buy" (and buy you may), once you're at Bandcamp, you'll see what we mean about that "free" bidness. Here are three favorites from Pretending To Be Loud.







(We're pretty sure we got the headsup on this from a faveblog but we failed to make a note of it. We will gladly tender gratitude should our memories be jogged.)

Lay, Lady Lay. . .: High Water Marks, Trolleyvox, Green Pajamas, Quarter After, Masonic, West Indian Girl, 1900s, Tulsa

. . .lay across my big brass blog. . . Yes, yes, I know, that's the first album, but I like this picture better, mkay?

Mind if I. . .lay a little music on you? Thanks very.

High Water Marks - The Leaves mp3 - I just now downloaded the new album, Polar, sight-unheard over at eMusic. "Sight-unheard [gasp, spit]? Are you crazy???" Maybe, but not in this case. I fell for 2004's Songs About the Ocean like sixteen tons. Its "Good I Feel Bad" delivers incandescent pleasure every listen, and "Queen of Verlaine" does some effective fancy-tickling as well. Anyway, that's enough emotin'.

Good I Feel Bad mp3

Queen of Verlaine mp3

The Trolleyvox - Much have I loved these Brotherly Lovers, as seen here. This new effort but fans the flames.

Your Secret Safe

I Call On You mp3

Jean Jacket mp3

The Green Pajamas - Wild Pony mp3 - from Box Of Secrets... - I said it before and I just might again: These Norwesters know how to dress for success.
The Night Races Into Anna

She Turns Me On wma

Looking For Heaven mp3

All the Lost Kisses mp3

The Quarter After - Too Much To Think About mp3

Masonic - from Austin!

Regret Is All mp3
Last Chance mp3

West Indian Girl - To Die In LA mp3
The 1900s - When I Say Go mp3 - from the new album Cold & Kind

Tulsa - Mass mp3 - I Was Submerged - Thanks to Pirate Brook, who, along with Pirate Meredith, has put together a fab little mix tape you might want to check out.

Not that anyone would get jealous (it'd be pathetic if they did), but just because I didn't say more doesn't mean I don't like every single song posted here because I very much do.

The High Water Marks

Look back down at that Apples in Stereo video, if you dare. The drummer is Hilarie Sidney, now-former wife of the balding singer-guitarist Robert Schneider. Hilarie and Norwegian Per Ole Bratset joined forces to form The High Water Marks, which in 2004 released their debut album, Songs About the Ocean. It will be no surprise to learn that the music of THWM bears a marked resemblance to TAIS's, which for me is all to the good. I hope you’re getting all of this because there will be a test. May your marks be high.

The High Water Marks
Good I Feel Bad mp3
Queen of Verlaine mp3