The Felice Brothers are known for their traditional “dark” Americana, but their new album Celebration, Florida via Fat Possum introduces a new electronic sound complete with some new wave synth action.
Unlike other “family bands,” the five-piece from the Catskills Mountains of upstate New York does currently include brothers Ian and James Felice (and previously, Simone Felice). Want to hear some of their new material live? We’ve got a pair of tickets for you to win to next Wednesday’s (9/28) show at the Black Cat.
Fat Possum elaborates:
Celebration, Florida casts scenes of dreamy characters and stories interwoven like a block of primetime TV. Among the tales: a young woman who sets off to find a secret paradise; a teenager who enters a boxing gym in Catskill, NY; a late night host recounting his rise to fame to his honeybee while traveling in a private jet; shady degenerates who get lost in a mystery concerning a Honda Civic; a young girl who crimps her hair and spies her dead father driving down the road; a Wall Street scandal hits a little too close to home; and even a trip through space to find long forgotten Hollywood parties and hopefully make it back there in time to walk down the red carpet.
For a chance to win the tickets, tell us in the comments below, a song that tells a story.
For instance, there’s that one about “just a small town girl, livin’ in a lonely world…” (Yes, I can hear you groaning.)
The winner will be chosen on Monday (9/26) at noon.
