Nevada’s Greatest!, 2007


cover-the_qualia_nevadas_greatest release year: 2007
label: WTII Records All songs written by L. Casteen (ASCAP)

Published by Mattoon Gasser Music (ASCAP)

Mastered by John Sellekaers at Metarc.

Illustrations and design by M. Fenton

tracklist:

1. Nevada’s Greatest Man
2. Two Complaints
3. Better
4. Just a Thimble More
5. The Pioneers
6. The Circle
7. The Wastes
8. Motorcar
9. Center of the Solar System
10. I Feel Sick
11. Stakes

Click song titles for lyrics.

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“Talented and complicated textures are painted over with a second and third coat of sonic paint that produces a thick layer of synths, guitars, vocals, and beats. Lyrically it’s serious as it tackles prolific topics in the political and social arenas yet also explores robotic cowboys.” – smother.net

“The world of the electronic pop has not known any big revolutionary bands for quite some time. We even thought that this genre would remain like that until this day, when a group came out of nowhere to inject a new influence, a new idea; marry the e-pop with the country music and the entire concept surrounding it.” – Side-line.com

“The music is fantastic, an eclectic mix somewhere between electro-pop and an Ennio Morricone score (fans of The Decemberists might also like to know that we think Lars sounds a lot like Colin Meloy). On the design side, the case follows the themes in the album, with terrific, worn illustrations and familiar woodtype.” – jewelboxing.com

“Their music is a catchy combination of synthpop rhythms, folky acoustic guitars, spaghetti-western reverb, and witty lyrics… Songs vary from lush to spare, danceable to mournful, and display a lot of diversity and talent…  Many of the songs are evocative of ‘futuristic music’ from the early 1980s, like Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, and Afrika Bambataa–yet they’re still very fresh and the production is exquisitely modern. I can’t recommend them highly enough.” – The Spacing Guild Guide to Good Music

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