New Neighbors

One of my favorite bands just changed its name. That's not something that your favorite bands typically do. But these guys are young and have a whole career still ahead of them.

New Neighbors posted a bunch of live and rare recordings on their new website. I have to say I would have freaked out if I had been there when they eased into The Postal Service's Such Great Heights. I know because I just about freaked out when I heard their mellow and almost menacing version of With a Little Help From My Friends. A cleverly rearranged cover is the mark of a truly interesting band, as is a note-for-note recreation. I wonder if they will post a recording of their Bowie/Lennon Fame cover? Note-for-note funky bliss.

[Note: I had created and posted Muzicons of these tracks, but Muzicons has changed the way they code their files and the sound quality was too poor to share.]

You can download high-quality MP3's of these tunes and many others here.

And if you're in the neighborhood, New Neighbors will be performing live in-store on April 17 at the grand re-opening party of McNeil Music of Ithaca.