¡Forward, Russia! earlier mp3s

Like many others, I first heard of ¡Forward, Russia! from the Tom Smith of Editors in that comment in the Guardian Unlimited (the same feature that has the infamous quote from Sam Endicott about Matisyahu).
Tom said:

¡Forward Russia! How a band can sound like the most beautiful maths equation is beyond me. Strange rhythms and strange guitar lines collide, making the most melodic of rackets. 2006 is theirs for the taking.

Go to Central Village for the two "better" tracks: 13 and 14 as well as the tour date of March 23. Songs 9, 10, and 11, the more I listen to them, the more I understand and like it. I'll have tp see them live before taking an official position. Here are a couple more from earlier on. Ezarchive is being a bitch still, so I had to use savefile:

¡Forward, Russia! - One (demo)(mp3)
¡Forward, Russia! - Three (demo)(mp3)

Very rough cuts. It's growing on me. Not a fan of the guy's voice, but I can get beyond it.

In other news: Jay informs us happily that the Subways will be back March 7th at Bowery. All U.S. tourdates over at Loose Record.

And Bobby Bare Jr. will play the Mercury lounge on Febuary 21. As you know, he's one of my top-all-time favorite musicians.