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jefflewis · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1486

It's been years since I had a copy of this huge essay I wrote about Prewar Yardsale back in 2000, I thought maybe it was lost forever - but I just found it preserved on a website!

http://nervousnero.com/am/0012/jll-pwys1.html

It's a review of "Lowdown," possibly my favorite antifolk album ever, but it also has a lot of lyric interpretations of various Prewar Yardsale songs.

Jeff

misshelenc · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 943 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK

I read it and enjoyed it, thank you for shedding some light, as I'd never heard of the majority of the bands etc mentioned. I am also massively envious of your ability to show enthusiasm through words, I was really feeling the joy even though I have no idea what it was even about, not having ever heard of PWYS before. I think you are amazing at writing, not fair! If you weren't so lovely I'd have to hate you! xxx
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jack fe · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 865

I'll read this a bit later, excited for it.
Prewar Yardsale have become one of my most cherished bands in the antifolk circle. I finally got to see them play this year (when Frozy played at Huggabroomstock).
They're a perfect rock and roll band, as I see it.

After the show, I bought Lowdown from Dina. I'd heard it in parts before from various friends. On the drive back from New York to Ohio a few days later, we (for my benifit) managed to catch a Jandek show in Cleveland, which was another wonderful and exciting show, but fairly somber in tone. We got in the car afterwards and drove in near silence for a couple of hours (not just due to the show, we were really tired). I slipped Lowdown in the CD player as we got closer to our destination. At the part where Elevated Platform Stand kicks in after about 5 minutes of repetition, we all collectively freaked out. It's a perfect, and such a bold album.
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