The Comas formed in Chapel Hill in March 1998 as a joke country band, as a sort of counterweight to the hyped No Depression movement. Soon, however, both the "joke" and the "country" parts of the concept were eliminated, and they developed into a quirky alternative rock band. Their respectable 1999 debut effort, Wave to Make Friends, is sleepy, but not lethargic, indie pop with just-off-kilter male-female vocal harmonies, billed by their own label as "stoner pop." Their instrumental canvas is larger and mo...   [ read more ]

CD $15.99

Other people also bought:

The Walkmen/Calla  The Walkmen/Calla, Aereogramme  Sleep and Release, Smog  Supper

That winter, The Comas sought out producer Bill Racine after being impressed with his work with The Flaming Lips, Rogue Wave and The Mates of State, among others. Racine lead them to Allaire Studios located in a rather immense, somewhat spooky mansion nestled atop the Catskill Mountains. The studio included a 360-degree panoramic view of the snow just beginning to blanket the terrain of the hilly and heavily forested Upstate New York. As recording began, stories of magic, enchantment, and spirits started ...   [ read more ]

CD $10.99

Other people also bought:

Nation of Ulysses  13-Point Program to Destroy America, Braid  Frame and Canvas, This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb  Front Seat Solidarity

Similar in mood and texture to their 1999 debut A Wave to Make Friends, the Comas' follow-up will find favor with those who found the prior album pleasing, without offering any notable advances or variations. It's not the junkie music of groups like Mazzy Star -- the pace isn't slow enough, the mood far lighter and sunnier -- but there are some similarities in the lazy, hazy mood and evocative yet unspecific lyrics. When they rock out with a quick-tempo, guitar-fueled indie pop tune with indeciphe...   [ read more ]

CD $11.38