Saturday Looks Good to Me
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Saturday Looks Good to Me was an experimental indie pop
band. The group was led by singer-songwriter
, producer
, and multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas (former member of His Name Is Alive
, Lovesick, Flashpapr). Through Thomas, the group's major songwriter, the group created intricate soundscapes which hearkened back to Detroit soul.
The band built up a considerable following on the back of the indie pop albums All Your Summer Songs and the more polished Every Night. Every Night introduced new singer Betty Marie Barnes who became the nearest to a permanent female singer that the band ever had.
By 2007, Barnes had semi-left the band and Thomas took over as the band's sole front person. SLGTM's music also changed and the resulting "Fill Up The Room" album was more adventurous both lyrically and musically than the bands previous two albums (especially on the 6 minute 48 second pop odyssey of "When I Lose My Eyes").
Following another European tour in 2008, Thomas retired the band to concentrate on other projects.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band. The group was led by singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas (former member of His Name Is Alive
His Name Is Alive
His Name Is Alive is an experimental rock band/project from Livonia, Michigan. After several self-released cassettes, they debuted on 4AD Records in 1990, starting a long run at the label...
, Lovesick, Flashpapr). Through Thomas, the group's major songwriter, the group created intricate soundscapes which hearkened back to Detroit soul.
The band built up a considerable following on the back of the indie pop albums All Your Summer Songs and the more polished Every Night. Every Night introduced new singer Betty Marie Barnes who became the nearest to a permanent female singer that the band ever had.
By 2007, Barnes had semi-left the band and Thomas took over as the band's sole front person. SLGTM's music also changed and the resulting "Fill Up The Room" album was more adventurous both lyrically and musically than the bands previous two albums (especially on the 6 minute 48 second pop odyssey of "When I Lose My Eyes").
Following another European tour in 2008, Thomas retired the band to concentrate on other projects.
Albums
- Saturday Looks Good to Me (Here Forever Always May 18, 2000)
- Cruel August Moon (Little Hands 2001)
- Love Will Find You (Whistletap 2002)
- All Your Summer Songs (Polyvinyl May 18, 2003)
- Every Night (Polyvinyl September 14, 2004)
- Sound on Sound (Redder Records 2006)
- Fill Up the RoomFill Up the RoomFill Up the Room is the seventh album by Michigan collective Saturday Looks Good to Me. It was released on October 23, 2007 on K Records.-Track listing:# "Apple" – 2:52# " Ocean" – 3:18# "When I Lose My Eyes" – 6:49...
(K RecordsK RecordsK Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
2007) - Fill Up the RoomFill Up the RoomFill Up the Room is the seventh album by Michigan collective Saturday Looks Good to Me. It was released on October 23, 2007 on K Records.-Track listing:# "Apple" – 2:52# " Ocean" – 3:18# "When I Lose My Eyes" – 6:49...
(How Does It Feel To Be Loved 2007) UK version contained exclusive sleeve notes & bonus tracks (No Reaction & No Reception
Minor releases
- Cassingle Series #3 (Sanitary Records, April 2006)
- The Girl Is Distracted 7" record
- Green Mansions (limited tour EP)
- Money in the Afterlife b/w All the Sidewalk Birds 7" (Ernest JenningErnest JenningErnest Jenning / Ernest Jenning Record Co. is an independent record label established in 2002 in Jersey City, NJ. The label is currently based out of the 44 Wall St. office in downtown NYC...
Record Co.) - February, 20 2007) - Cold Colors EP (Polyvinyl - July, 24 2007)
- Dianne Falling Off Her Horse b/w Springtime Judgment 7" (Ernest JenningErnest JenningErnest Jenning / Ernest Jenning Record Co. is an independent record label established in 2002 in Jersey City, NJ. The label is currently based out of the 44 Wall St. office in downtown NYC...
Record Co.) - July, 8 2008)
External links
- Official site www.slgtm.com
- Saturday Looks Good to Me plays Typing at PSL