Due to some work on the Twitter, Andy somehow finagled us into involvement with the September issue of Hype Machine Radio. As it turned out, it was I who spoke with Dev, and for a fair bit of time via Skype. I generally proceeded to ramble incoherently. My hopes rest on he and his producer having excellent editing skills in efforts to avoid making me sound as moronic as I undoubtedly did. I wait in anticipation for September’s edition to be released.

The song I chose for said radio show was Gamble House’s “Second to None.” I wrote about Gamble House and their track “Bonny Doon” a while back. At the time I mentioned their similarity to Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, in particular because of the vocals of Dan Rossen. Unfortunately, this was one of the few descriptive utterances I could manage in my nerves during my talk with Dev; I must have said the same thing ten times. That, and that I liked the vocals. The entire album is comprised of bountiful 60′s pop tune sounds and “Second to None” is no exception. Blessed with a simmering glockenspiel and soaring, layered-at-times vocals, it’s a gorgeous example of Gamble House and Ben Becker’s personal work. There is certainly a reason vocals was the first thing that came to my mind, I only wish I could have said more descriptive things about it on Hype Radio.

Be on the lookout in the coming days for the September edition of Hype Machine Radio, and enjoy “Second to None” in the meantime.

Gamble House – Second To None (mp3) from Gamble House

While browsing around the interwebs, I came across this track on I Guess I’m Floating. I hadn’t heard of the band prior, but my interest was piqued when I read their write-up concerning a favorable comparison to Grizzly Bear, Dan Rossen in particular. As for what I wrote about Rossen yesterday, this comparison would be most enticing to me. Luckily for me, the comparison is apt.

When writing up new music it is often quite easy to throw in a band name people might be familiar with, that would compare to some new work in efforts to give it perspective. I might never have listened to this song otherwise, so for that I am grateful to the guys over at IGIF. I truly hope this same sort of thing happens for people with our write-ups.

The band is currently out on tour supporting Rogue Wave. While I haven’t gotten my hands on the entire Gamble House LP just yet, that failure should be remedied quickly.

Gamble House – Bonny Doon (mp3) from Gamble House