Hey, man (and woman). One of the recordings I’m most enjoying lately is There’s a New Dawn, by…(wait for it)…the New Dawn. It’s on Jackpot Records.
I’ll admit it, I don’t know a ton about the New Dawn, or this recording, other than that in vinyl form it has been known to fetch outrageously high prices from collectors. You could view the New Dawn as a precursor to the Wipers, though they seem overtly Christian today. This is a way-too-underknown but increasingly appreciated Northwest band.
Some things I like about There’s a New Dawn:
— amazing movie preview-like spoken intro about walking hand in hand and gazing out across the sea
— the raw, minimal, tough, electric-mosquito-on-the-attack guitar sound of “I See a Day”
— the vintage-Vietnam Era lyric “I see a day when life will mean much more/Than growing up to die”
— the pounding, surging rhythms of “It’s Time”
— the creepy yet seductive ballad “We’ll Fall in Love”
— the classic 1970s romantic Hallmark Card-style cover art
Viva the New Dawn, again. Read all about them in Ugly Things and here.