Here Come the Comets
Apr 30, 2008
It’s a time in Buffalo when the gloom clouds disintegrate and spirits temporarily lift to make way for the warm season and also to welcome an understated hometown band’s new album. Here Come the Comets will officially release Falling Anvils: Love Songs for the Doomed and Secretly Happy at their Live in Allen Hall performance.
The concert will be broadcast live on WBFO – check with BRO if you want to read their shameless promotion – and will start at 8PM, but the show is free so tune out the radio and stop by to meet the guys in person. They are an eclectic bunch with a palpable unity and smooth blending of talents. The album is no doubt an extension of their alter egos; “The album is a moody, somewhat schizophrenic collection of love songs that deal with doomsday scenarios, drug addiction, haunted houses, dead relatives and country girls who have the power to cast spells on unsuspecting suitors,” states vocalist Todd. “The sound is eclectic and ranges from bombastic, heavily layered guitar anthems to minimal morose piano ballads.”
These guys have been directly influenced by David Bowie, T-Rex, Brian Eno, Yo La Tengo, Spiritualized and everything from Stax soul records to old school country greats, but quite obviously by a local genius as well. The album includes three interchangeable covers done by once-featured Artery artist, Rob Lynch. His work lends itself well to Here Come the Comets cover art because it also is an unruly combination of painterly tempos, colors and subjects. Each cover can convey something so unique to each person interpreting; they lack one certain focal point in favor of an entire composition.
Be present and show some support. Buy a CD, maybe two or three. The next show isn’t until May 30th at Mohawk Place, so don’t be the last to get in on the action.
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