I got a really nice EP from Nutria in the mail yesterday. I gave it a listen this afternoon and loved it! I must admit I was unfamiliar with the band but noticed that the disc was recorded in Athens, GA. I was wondering how I was going to categorize the record for the loyal CAR listeners without mentioning a long string of people from Neil Young through Uncle Tupelo to R.E.M. Thankfully I found the following on their website:
Nutria churn out perfectly-crafted, impossibly catchy rock n' roll like Neil Young, The Beatles, Zepellin, and R.E.M. were depending on it. The follow-up to their debut double album release, Metronome/Cheef, the Athens, Georgia band's answer to Big Star's classic Radio City/#1 Record, Nutria's new offering, Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Emotion, is an accessible, witty, infectious collection sure to crawl into your head like kudzu.
Frontman Bob Spires and co-founder Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers) are no strangers to pop song greatness. Veterans of fan and industry favorites The Possibilities, the pair's former group achieved cult status throughout the indie pop world and saw a laundry list of successes: Opening for R.E.M., Alex Chilton, The Silos, and The High Strung; rocking as Jack Logan's backing band; watching the Spires-penned song “You Don't Mean It” performed on record and late night television shows by Peter Buck (R.E.M.) and Scott McCaughey's (Young Fresh Fellows) side project, The Minus 5.
Nutria churn out perfectly-crafted, impossibly catchy rock n' roll like Neil Young, The Beatles, Zepellin, and R.E.M. were depending on it. The follow-up to their debut double album release, Metronome/Cheef, the Athens, Georgia band's answer to Big Star's classic Radio City/#1 Record, Nutria's new offering, Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Emotion, is an accessible, witty, infectious collection sure to crawl into your head like kudzu.
Frontman Bob Spires and co-founder Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers) are no strangers to pop song greatness. Veterans of fan and industry favorites The Possibilities, the pair's former group achieved cult status throughout the indie pop world and saw a laundry list of successes: Opening for R.E.M., Alex Chilton, The Silos, and The High Strung; rocking as Jack Logan's backing band; watching the Spires-penned song “You Don't Mean It” performed on record and late night television shows by Peter Buck (R.E.M.) and Scott McCaughey's (Young Fresh Fellows) side project, The Minus 5.
They made it easy on me. Check it out because you will dig what the boys are putting down.
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