3 Mile Pilot - Songs For An Old Town
by Darrell Angus
published: 17 / 12 / 2001

Label:
Headhunter
Format: CD X2
intro
San Diego's hardest hitters, Three Mile Pilot, offer up another winner with 'Songs from an Old Town We Once Knew'. An absolutely stunning package of 7" singles and unreleased material that plainly sho
San Diego's hardest hitters, Three Mile Pilot, offer up another winner with 'Songs from an Old Town We Once Knew'. An absolutely stunning package of 7" singles and unreleased material that plainly shows how intriguing the band's output has been since their beginning, this 2 disc, 21 track collection evokes plenty of emotion from pain to love, fear to happiness. The writing and the arrangements of the songs are intricate and well thought out. Through the use of different keys and harmonious vocals the band places themselves at a level many indie bands strive to reach. Three Mile Pilot challenges the listener to think and differ from the norm. They never just write songs,but create soundscapes. Essential listening. (Be sure to checkout Three Mile Pilot side projects Black Heart Procession and Pinbeck as well.)
Track Listing:-
1 Nussun2 The Silver Monkey Syndicate
3 The House is Loss
4 Piano Plus
5 Piano Minus
6 Red Sensing
7 Sewn to Our Side
8 In This Town I Awaken
9 The Approach
10 Tripoli
11 Jadulastan Requiem
12 A Very Old Bass
13 This Divine Crown
14 The Open Sided
15 Terry D
16 Cyrus
17 Everything
18 As All The Fish Go on Parade
19 The Trail
20 Piao Titanic
21 The Urquan Destroyer
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