SXSW 2009 Session Recap – The Distant Seconds
How we stumbled upon The Distant Seconds is probably not unlike how you’ve come across a band or two: we found them online.
Matador Records chief Gerard Cosloy, an Austin resident, raved about them during an interview, leading us to make direct contact for a copy their freshly minted debut Spectral Evidence. Recalling the nervy guitar work of the likes of Television, Bottomless Pit, and even Spoon, the disc quickly made its way onto our playlist and became one of WOXY’s most played records during the first few months of 2009. So when we went looking for locals to round out the early portion of our week at SXSW, The Distant Seconds received one of the first calls.
Singer & guitarist Matt Baab and drummer Charlie Ewing were previously in The Soft Set, another well-received Austin outfit before forming The Distant Seconds with Kirk Miles and New Orleans-transplant Brandon Bunch in 2005. After a self-released set of demos made the rounds, the four recorded Spectral Evidence in Denton, TX, with producer Matthew Barnhart (Shearwater, The New Year). In fact, they’d recently recorded a batch of new songs, once again with Barnhart, for an upcoming EP and were good enough to premiere a few of them during their set.
Tracklisting
Akron Bureau (new/unreleased)
Between The Brackets (new/unreleased)
- interview -
We’re Unstoppable
Spectral Evidence
I Don’t Want To Go Back To Memphis (new/unreleased)
The Distant Seconds – Akron Bureau (Live On WOXY.com/New-Unreleased)
The Distant Seconds – Between The Brackets (Live On WOXY.com/New-Unreleased)
The Distant Seconds – We’re Unstoppable (Live On WOXY.com)
The Distant Seconds – Spectral Evidence (Live On WOXY.com)
The Distant Seconds – Don’t Want To Go Back To Memphis(Live On WOXY.com/New-Unreleased)
