The American Analog Set - From Our Living Room to Yours

Following the success of their debut The Fun of Watching Fireworks, The American Analog Set used the same equipment (eight track recorder and a half-inch tape deck) to capture their second long player, From our Living Room to Yours, in an Austin house this time instead of their native Fort Worth.

Side one is bristling with the same sort of light-headed pop found on their debut: "magnificent seventies" (also released in a different version on a 7") bounces along for nearly 8 minutes and the side-closing "where have all the good boys gone?" one-ups all of their previous attempts at writing and performing the Perfect Pop Song.

Side two reminds us of the wandering and delirious nature of side two of Neil Young's On the Beach. "white house" staggers along at a snail's pace and just about defies gravity in its quest for outer body sanctity while "two way diamond ii" is a more grounded instrumental that's as beautiful as the gently crashing waves surrounding the wash of Farfisa and cymbals.

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