[video] The Morning Benders :: “Excuses”

Before watching this video, The Morning Benders were absolutely nowhere near my radar.  It’s a testament to how downright gorgeous this song is, because now I find myself digging through emails to see if there’s a promo of their upcoming album, Big Echo.  Thankfully, I was able to find it and now I can’t wait to sit down and listen to it.

From what I’ve been able to round up with a quick glance, the band is a four-piece originally from San Francisco, who’ve recently relocated to NYC.  In this Yours Truly video session, the band gathered the ‘Big Echo Orchestra’ which consists of a bunch of friends, including a couple of notable Bay Area faces — Christopher Owens of Girls and John Vanderslice.

I’m not sure if the mini-orchestra features in the studio track, but it definitely elevates the song in the video recording to fantastic levels. It almost guarantees that I’ll be playing this one repeatedly throughout the day.

Big Echo is set to be released on March 9th via Rough Trade. Their Spring tour includes a date in Utah on April 5th at Club Velour in Provo.

MP3: The Morning Benders :: “Promises”

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