An Observatory: Elephant 6 Plays the Music of R.E.M.

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An Observatory: Elephant 6 Plays the Music of R.E.M.

Published Thursday, September 28, 2006 by Jeff | E-mail this post

I just posted a fluff piece I wrote on the recent R.E.M. benefit concert in Athens, and the performance by An Observatory, a supergroup consisting of members of Elephant 6 (and other Athens bands). You can read it by clicking on the graphic above.

Two of the participants in An Observatory, Peter Alvanos and Trey McManus, play in a band called King of Prussia that you really must check out. They've just completed an album, Save the Scene, which should be coming out, I'm guessing, sometime in early 2007. I'm very impressed with it: an extremely polished pop sound with ridiculously clever lyrics. Have a listen to songs like "Spain in the Summer" and "Campaign Kids" on their My Space page. It's exactly the kind of pop music I love: clear as an open skyline, but restlessly creative. It calls to mind other Athens pop acts like Casper & the Cookies and Masters of the Hemisphere. I shill because I love it. Lend an ear and see what you think.