Get it While It's Hot

What's on the menu today my peoples? Seattle's own, Throw Me the Statue. I am so excited for this band's debut CD, Moonbeams to be released on February 19th! If I was home in the Emerald city right now you best believe I would be going to their Bellingham release Party with No Fi Soul Rebellion on the 22nd. Western Washington University attendees of course, you're available; you lucky B-stock wearing bastards.

I'm telling y'all, buy your tickets and see this band at a small venue while you can. My astronomical predictions say that TMtS will be blowing up in the next few months, and then all us cheap bastards (I like my concerts 15 dollars and under thank you) might be screwed. On March 12 these guys will be making their SXSW debut in Austin, and then its back to Seattle for a few more shows. If Spring Break blesses me with perfect timing, I'll be catching one. Front row.

Throw Me the Statue - Lolita [mp3]

Throw Me the Statue - Conquering Kids [mp3]

If I can't convince you of their greatness, maybe these guys can:

"This standout track ("Lolita") has the straightahead bedroom vocals of Guided by Voices, the lilting pop instincts of fellow Seattleites the Long Winters, and chutes-and-ladders melodies recalling the Shins. All are in service of a breezy July-afternoon song full of ramshackle bells, electronic beats, and simple, chugging guitars.” - Pitchfork Media

"TMTS throws a perfect storm of clatter into his homey pop...The absolutely addictive "Lolita" hits like Bob Pollard's beloved Kinks asking us to, please, come dancing." - Stereogum

"This guy is from Seattle, and, good lord, he is good!" - USA TODAY Pop Candy

"Offering a breed of ludicrously melodic synth-driven pop." - The Guardian

"Moonbeams, the debut album from the group, is a collection of catchy, upbeat indie pop with enough experimental twists and turns to keep it interesting..” - NPR

"88%. A captivating set of songs that begs for repeated listens.” - Filter Magazine

"Throw Me the Statue’s live show is wildly energetic...an abandon grounded by serious musicianship." - The Stranger Weekly Blog

"Scott Reitherman's bedroom pop - catchy melodies, uke and synth, part Guided By Voices & part Magnetic Fields, - wields a wistfulness that's sometimes breathtaking." - Said The Gramophone

"Nods to everything from Of Montreal to the Beach Boys make his a tough sound to corral, and that’s the beauty of it." - Seattle Weekly

"One of the catchiest and most enjoyable indie records of the summer." - I Guess I'm Floating

Peace love and records