Not Just Imaginary Pants

An official band photo

 (as they say)

We're fresh out of kites, and there are still a couple of hours of daylight left, but this Vancouver duo definitely has us panting with pleasure (and we aren't just imagining). Below are our two favorites from their recently released EP. Read, hear, and buy more here, here, and here.

Oops, just remembered, we do still have this one.

Head Like a Kite - Noisy at the Circus mp3

Head Like a Kite. . .

. . .is essentially the solo project of Seattle indie rocker Dave Einmo. Einmo, guitarist in Sushirobo, was inspired by a cache of his parents’ home movies to write a collection of songs that ended up being the album Random Portraits of the Home Movie, released earlier this year. He recruited a variegated cast of musical characters to participate in the project, including The Posies' Darius Minwalla, Sushirobo’s Clay Martin, and on the song “Noisy at the Circus,” Smoosh’s fourteen-year-old singer, Asya. And didn’t I just post a Shins song? And in "Turn a Square," don't they sing "my head's like a kite?" Did I plan this unbeknownst to myself? In the picture Einmo is airborne, but where's the string? Sorry, folks, but sometimes I get like this.

Head Like a Kite - Random Portraits of the Home Movie - Noisy at the Circus mp3