Friday, January 20, 2006

OTD Exclusive: Bon Savants

Arch, sophisticated, and impeccably dressed, Bon Savants frontman Thom Savant croons fey, picture-postcard indie-pop with a bitter aftertaste. Already beloved by Anglophiles from Central Square to Times Square, they're just now getting around to finishing their debut album, Post-Rock Defends the Nation, which was produced by Bill Racine (Rogue Wave, Flaming Lips). The album, originally scheduled for March, is now looking more like a May release. To tide you over, we got a download -- 'sclusive! ('sclusive!) -- and after you've fallen in love with it, you can catch the band tonight (Friday, January 20) as part of that ongoing ThePhoenix.com/New England Product series at Bill's Bar.

(Note-entirely-full disclosure: a member of the OTD army dates the Bon Savants' drummer. Not a big secret or anything, just not really any of your motherfucking business. But we have it on good authority that her big brother wouldn't let her date a dude in a sucky band. So there.)

LISTEN: Bon Savants, "Why This Could Never Work" (mp3)

Adam Barney said:

i had asked for a spot on the guest list for this show through you guys when you first posted about new england product like 3 weeks ago but never heard anything....left a comment on the post (like you asked) and emailed you too but nothing, nada. anything doin? thanks.

January 20, 2006 4:32 PM
OTD said:

Ugh. Ugly combination: technical difficulties and -- worse -- lack of response from our bretheren at the radio station, who can't be bothered to return our phone calls. Apologies. There was another show you asked for, but we can't remember: hit us on the email again and we'll try for that one. -OTD

January 21, 2006 3:48 PM