Altered Zones

In case you didn't get the memo before in Luke Carrell's writeup of GDC's "Haut Contre Bas" a couple weeks back: don't let those seductive French words fool you. GDC is a red-blooded synth-lovin' American going by the name of Zach Phillips. Hailing from Vermont-- or Green Mountain in Français-- Phillips makes some really enchanting bedroom pop, and thankfully steers clear of getting cute or whimsical. Jours Avec Jennie doesn't aim to whisk you away to a French, Amélie-esque parallel universe. Jours feels more like one of your weirdo prog-obsessed friends playing a show in your living room, his temporary baroque phase in full swing (we all go through it). Never repeating the catchiest hook exactly the same, it's clear that Phillips has a restless mind that seeks solace in variation. "Leur Heure" is hard to follow-- it's difficult to grasp the rushed words, awkward pauses, and ever-changing melody-- but the twists and turns are well worth it. Formidable! --Ric Leichtung, Altered Zones

MP3: GDC: "Leur Heure"

Jours Avec Jennie is limited to 100 cassettes, get your copy from Alchemist Records

--Previously

MP3: GDC: "Haut Contre Bas"