Thursday 09.27.07: THE BROKEN WEST @ Echoplex

The Broken West

They compensate for their somewhat geeky obsessiveness with confident songwriting, inventive arrangements, and verite production that emphasizes the band’s breakneck live energy, especially on “On the Bubble” and “Hale Sunrise”. Best of all is “Down in the Valley”, resurrected from their equally strong EP The Dutchman’s Gold, which they self-released in 2004 when the band was still know as the Brokedown. It’s a solid four minutes of churning guitars, fizzy harmonies, and insanely catchy melodies, anchored by a chorus that simultaneously plays into the city’s good-time vibe while slyly undercutting it: “Sun down, blood horizon, now it feels all right/ No one feels the darkness down in the valley tonight.” – Pitchfork

With:
The Parson Red Heads || Listen
Bodies of Water || Listen

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026