Another band from the northwest, the boys of Beulah hail from San Fransisco, CA, where they got started in 1996. Sharing a coveted spot on the Elephant 6 recording label with the likes of Apples in Stereo, Of Montreal, and Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah didn't find success until their 2003 album release, "Yoko." Just a year later, in 2004, rumors began circulating that the band had sworn to split up if "Yoko" didn't reach gold status by the end of the year. The album didn't quite make it, and true to their word, the band announced the end. They capped off their 8 year career with a free concert in Battery Park in New York City, and then they disappeared. Here are a couple of songs from "Yoko," which is really a beautiful album, full of rattling horns, crashing cymbals, and driving piano."Me and Jesus Don't Talk Anymore" starts slow, and builds into a symphonic, sing-along, rock anthem: it's my favorite Beulah song, and the one that got me into them in the first place.
"And though we are falling stars, we feel just fine..."
"Landslide Baby" is more mellow; an honest dialogue about that strange time when you realize that a relationship just seems to have run its course.
"And I know you know I know why you won't try..."
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