PIARS on Best Of 2009 Lists
In case you’re keeping score, Pain Is A Reliable Signal has shown up on three Best of Lists so far. Ron Tremblath, who writes for FensePost, called it the #8 best record of the year.
Somewhere between Sam Jacobs’ saddened personal affairs, and his personal and professional relationships with extraordinary talents, he created a mind-scape of fine-tuned and pop-riddled indie rock.
The gang at Striker Bill have listed PIARS as #18.
This is a stark, meticulously elegant and achingly beautiful set of songs that possess an emotional ardor unlike most music that you’ve heard before.
And Ste Birkett at Heavier Than Air listed it at #14.
Exquisitely orchestrated from the delicate, minimalist passages of Broken Bow to the light-hearted bounce of If You See Something, every song here is a winner.
Not bad for a band, a songwriter and a record that were completely unknown seven months ago. Bring it on 2010.
