So, yeah, I'm prattling on, but it's so great. They rock hardest (relatively speaking) on "I Don't Want To Feel So Bad Anymore," a fantastic 60s throwback with Byrdsy Rickenbackers and catchy hooks "Black Light Night" adds some Tom Petty-styled rock to the mix as well, while "Rainbows In Windows" blends some odd baritone narration with the gentle finger-picking & twang (and a hook reminiscent of the Carole King/Byrds classic "Wasn't Born To Follow"). Indeed, opener "Ava" takes a few minutes of meandering before the proper song even kicks in, the band going for mood over immediacy "Radio On" grooves slowly, shades of Luna or Teenage Fanclub "Ballad of Whatever May Be" is a mid-tempo psych-tinged track, reminding me of another band I love, The Amazing, abetted by harmonic la-la-las and "Hollow Eyes, Hollow Heart" is simply beautiful, some reminders of pre- Dark Side Pink Floyd, soft and swoony and then cutting loose with some frantic guitar riffs. This one sticks closer to the mellow side, enchanting beauty throughout, only intermittently breaking loose into more rocking moments. Jangly acoustic guitars and twangy pedal steel and languid vocals joined by the occasional soaring harmony. I've talked about the London-based Hanging Stars here before, and the new one doesn't stray far from past work: Gorgeous, laid-back cosmic American music drawing from Gram Parsons and the Byrds and the whole Laurel Canyon scene, sharing a SoCal sunshine-drenched country-rock vibe with the likes of Beachwood Sparks and Cosmic Rough Riders. And I'll get back to some great lost classics soon enough, but one of my absolute favorite bands of recent years just let loose with their 4th LP, and I've gotta share it while it's on constant rotation here at home. Town meetings serve as Washington's chief legislative body, and several specialized boards and commissions, run by volunteer residents, tend to municipal business.” They meet in an actual town hall, though, not a dance studio.Yeah, I've been chatting up some great new releases lately (Superchunk's Wild Loneliness, Ex-Vöid's Bigger Than Before). There’s also loads of 19th century barns, mills and other buildings, which are also remarkably well-preserved.Įven the town’s government helped inspire an important feature of the show: “Washington has a traditional New England town meeting form of government, which operates under the Connecticut General Statutes. Many of the houses were built before 1950, and reflect such historic architectural styles as Georgian, Greek Revival, Italianate and Shingle. As a side note, it was also used for filming parts of "Friday the 13th, Part 2," so that’s pretty rad.
It’s where the Mayflower Grace Inn is located, and thus the starting point for the idea that would become Stars Hollow. This rural town in Litchfield County, Connecticut served as inspiration for the town of Stars Hollow.
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