The debut EP from Whales and Cops in finally available on CD and on iTunes (and the like). Featuring former members of Man Man, the Great Bouncing Iceberg EP was years in the making -- and it sure sounds like it. Layers of instrumentation and over 30 musicians make the five-song effort a complicated and exhilerating listen. Feel free to download a track or buy the CD.
Great reviews for His Name is Alive's Marion Brown CD
When we started telling people we were gonna release a jazz tribute album from a rock band, some were quite suspicious. Those who have heard, now also believe. A few months after its release, His Name Is Alive's daring and sensitive tribute to Marion Brown, Sweet Earth Flower, is already considered an instant classic. The reviews are in and Downbeat, Magnet, All Music Guide, All About Jazz, Signal To Noise, Boston Phoenix, Point of Departure, Chicago Reader, Dusted Magazine, WonkaVision, Bagatellen, and a whole bunch of others have praised HNIA's thoughtful mining of Brown's music. Links to many of said reviews here: hightwo.com/ht014.html
New Fan of Friends and Joshua Marcus
High Two is pleased to announced, not one, but two records Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Joshua Marcus. Both are co-releases with Contraphonic Records of Chicago. Reverse the Charges, a solo Joshua Marcus album, and From the Desk of..., the debut album from Marcus' quartet Fan of Friends, show different sides of a greatly talented songwriter.
When we started telling people we were gonna release a jazz tribute album from a rock band, some were quite suspicious. Those who have heard, now also believe. A few months after its release, His Name Is Alive's daring and sensitive tribute to Marion Brown, Sweet Earth Flower, is already considered an instant classic. The reviews are in and Downbeat, Magnet, All Music Guide, All About Jazz, Signal To Noise, Boston Phoenix, Point of Departure, Chicago Reader, Dusted Magazine, WonkaVision, Bagatellen, and a whole bunch of others have praised HNIA's thoughtful mining of Brown's music. Links to many of said reviews here: 
