23-03-2010, 23:20
listened online
![[Image: 200px-TheMorningBendersBigEcho.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/TheMorningBendersBigEcho.jpg/200px-TheMorningBendersBigEcho.jpg)
California band formed in 2005 consisting of Julian Harmon, Tim Or, Jonathan Chue and Christpher Chu out with their 2nd studio album. Have toured with Death Cab For Cutie and Grizzly Bear. Produced by Chris Chu and Grizzly Bear bassist Chris Taylor. Said to be quite different than the more poppish debut. First time hearing them for me. There are a few good tracks here, but ends up being very much like the Broken Bells I heard recently, and gets about the same grade, just missing my buy list. Most of these, including my favorite, are live clips, and not very good ones.
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Hand Me Downs
Best Track - Wet Cement
1) Excuses - 2.0 - audio
YouTube - Excuses by The Morning Benders
2) Promises - 1.5 - audio
YouTube - Promises- The Morning Benders
3) Wet Cement - 2.5 - live
YouTube - "Wet Cement" by the Morning Benders @ Market Hotel
4) Cold War (Nice Clean Fight) - 1.5 - live
YouTube - Morning Benders - Cold War (Nice Clean Fight) - Live @ The Echo
5) Pleasure Sighs - 1.0
6) Hand Me Downs - 1.0 - live
YouTube - Morning Benders - Hand Me Downs - Live @ The Echo
7) Mason Jar - 1.5
8) All Day Daylight - 2.0 - live
YouTube - The Morning Benders - All Day Daylight
9) Stitches - 2.0 - live
YouTube - Morning Benders - Stitches - Live @ The Echo
10) Sleeping In - 1.0 - audio
YouTube - The Morning Benders - Sleeping In
Average Rating - 1.6
![[Image: 200px-TheMorningBendersBigEcho.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/TheMorningBendersBigEcho.jpg/200px-TheMorningBendersBigEcho.jpg)
California band formed in 2005 consisting of Julian Harmon, Tim Or, Jonathan Chue and Christpher Chu out with their 2nd studio album. Have toured with Death Cab For Cutie and Grizzly Bear. Produced by Chris Chu and Grizzly Bear bassist Chris Taylor. Said to be quite different than the more poppish debut. First time hearing them for me. There are a few good tracks here, but ends up being very much like the Broken Bells I heard recently, and gets about the same grade, just missing my buy list. Most of these, including my favorite, are live clips, and not very good ones.
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Hand Me Downs
Best Track - Wet Cement
1) Excuses - 2.0 - audio
YouTube - Excuses by The Morning Benders
2) Promises - 1.5 - audio
YouTube - Promises- The Morning Benders
3) Wet Cement - 2.5 - live
YouTube - "Wet Cement" by the Morning Benders @ Market Hotel
4) Cold War (Nice Clean Fight) - 1.5 - live
YouTube - Morning Benders - Cold War (Nice Clean Fight) - Live @ The Echo
5) Pleasure Sighs - 1.0
6) Hand Me Downs - 1.0 - live
YouTube - Morning Benders - Hand Me Downs - Live @ The Echo
7) Mason Jar - 1.5
8) All Day Daylight - 2.0 - live
YouTube - The Morning Benders - All Day Daylight
9) Stitches - 2.0 - live
YouTube - Morning Benders - Stitches - Live @ The Echo
10) Sleeping In - 1.0 - audio
YouTube - The Morning Benders - Sleeping In
Average Rating - 1.6