State Shirt is the name of my latest discovery – found them (or him, actually) last night and I have already listen to the album “This Is Old” several times. It is a solo project by the LA resident Ethan Tufts, and as I said this is some good stuff. “This Is Old” sounds almost like Death Cab’s early works, but less lo-fi and with other vocals – sometimes his style of singing sounds like Alec Ounsworth’s of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. In songs such as the closing track Conway Station Road, the music is much more dreamy and post-rock-ish than Death Cab ever was and closer to the sound of Mogwai. He has released two albums (apart from “This Is Old”) and all of his three albums are available for free download. Songs to start with: Fell Out of the Sky and Conway Station Road.

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