New Music: The Broken West: "Down in the Valley" [MP3]
The name immediately makes you think they're an alt-country band-- even their old moniker (The Brokedown) had a dusty pick-up truck feel. But while there are some twangy touches on their first single "Down in the Valley"-- lead singer Ross Flournoy stretches his vowels over the verses, and the song references old West miner legends-- the Broken West prove themselves more power-pop than Parsons brothers, working in bruiser jangle, singalong choruses, and humming organ. "I hide my feelings like the Dutchman hides his gold," Flournoy sings, referencing the band's 2004 EP, The Dutchman's Gold, "but no one feels the darkness down in the valley tonight."
MP3: > The Broken West: "Down in the Valley"
[from I Can't Go On, I'll Go On; Out Now on Merge] | [ORDER]