Even though we've shed some ink on this band, many of you may still not have heard of Spidermums.
That's probably because they live in a dark, green-lit basement, riding bicycles and burning incense and never bother to play out anywhere. But they must be doing something right, for the group has developed a knack for getting mentioned in high places, such as NY Mag and most recently, Pitchforkmedia. A week ago, the site devoted a few words to them in a writeup about a a really strange cover-song compilation. Apparently, the 'mums got together with some fans of the band Deerhunter to put together an album of songs inspired by what they think the upcoming solo project from Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt (recording, of course, as "Lotus Plaza") will sound like. It's so convoluted and obscure, it makes me want to scream -- and that's probably why I sat on this news for a whole week. But nonetheless, hats off to Spidermums for getting themselves noticed in these hard and crazy times. (Now how about playing a local show, guys?)
Download the Lotus Plaza-inspired comp, including the contribution from Spidermums -- which is not a Deerhunter cover or anything but rather a cover from a Kim Deal side project (aaah! aaaah! my braaaain!) -- here. Here's what the 'fork said.
Probably the most unexpected variation on the theme is Spidermums' "Bragging Party", which isn't a Lotus Plaza title at all; instead it's a squealing, straightahead cover of a fuzzed-out rocker from Kim Deal's non-Breeders non-Pixies lo-fi project the Amps.
Young bands take a lesson. It's still about hustling and touring, but it's also about staying on top of the digital world of music and all the random opportunities there are to participate in it and get a little attention outside of your circle of friends and family and cheerful Pitch music writers.
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hello.
high diving ponies is the band i started after the other spidermums moved away in august of last year. it's me, the two guys from Factory Workers, a cello player named steve, and another guitar player named kyle.
and as if this whole thing wasn't incestuous and confusing enough. james capps (spidermums / girl is a ghost) is moving back to kc this week. he'll be here through august and will be playing noise guitar for high diving ponies until he moves to rotterdam.
first two shows are:
march 16th - recordBar - 21+
march 19th - troost haus - all ages
love/josh
Actually, High Diving Ponies are a different band but involve some of the same people. I wrote a column last July about the Spidermums going their separate ways (http://www.pitch.com/2008-07-1... in which singer/guitarist James Capps proclaimed that the 'mums were "gonna be like Tupac," mainly because frontman Josh Thomas intended to continue working on and releasing unfinished material. See also the post about a posthumous Spidermums EP (http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward...
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