The Nines - Calling Distance Stations

"Calling Distance Stations" is the first recording to reveal the breadth and depth of his gift. Among those who willingly participated in the project were XTC auteur Andy Partridge, who collaborated with Eggers on Receiving Me, and smart-pop cult hero Jason Falkner (Jellyfish, the Grays, Air, Paul McCartney), who mixed several tracks and sang backing vocals on Darkening Sky. Joao Carvalho (Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, Cowboy Junkies) and John Adams (Sarah Sleen, John Cage) split up the rest of the mixes. Fans of Jellyfish, classic Ben Folds Five, Velvet Crush, XTC and Greenberry Woods/Splitsville, frankly, will just freak on the sounds of The Nines, a band that is always inventive with a simple pop hook or melody phrase. That simple.

"Eggers has totally committed himself to the making of "Calling Distance Stations",writing, refining and recording the material, and finding cohorts who could help him achieve his vision, which is predicated upon bringing the grand legacy of the 1960s into the present. Picking up where the Beatles left off is a big challenge, but it can be done, as XTC, Jellyfish and Spoon have proved. The Nines belong in that rarefied company." - Bud Scoppa (Rolling Stone Magazine, Hits Magazine, Paste). Excellent, clean production raise the bar for other bands and the intricate arrangements and razzle dazzle hooks lay into ones` flesh in a big way and forcing many trips to this CD in regular rotation. One of the truly great, great pop bands on earth right now. True, True.

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