She, Sir - Who Can't Say Yes...

I’m a little late on writing this, however I finally got a chance to fully listen to the new EP from the Austin based She, Sir. Their new EP is called Who Can’t Say Yes and sadly I’ve been sitting on it for about a week or so now. I say sadly because the EP is most definitely something that shouldn’t be ignored by anyone.

She Sir is strictly a shoegaze group, which contains only the two members of M. Grusha and Russell Karloff. However, it’s a bit surprising that this type of music comes from two guys who were trained in both classical and contemporary music while attending Iowa State University. It’s surprising mostly because as intricate and meticulous as the music is, it’s hard for a listener to distinguish a lot of these aspects when they are covered by layers upon layers of guitar. It’s an odd choice for sure. While attending school however, the two collaborated on various projects until they eventually decided on just forming She, Sir as a way to create the music that they both aspired to.

Their EP displays a deep love and respect for the past. So much that really the record itself sounds almost like something that should have been made for that time period. This is definitely not something that was considered with the present time in mind, which I can fully respect. There were plenty of bands even then that couldn’t pull off the sounds as well as She, Sir have here on Who Can’t Say Yes. I am always for branching out and incorporating new things into shoegaze, but sometimes it’s just nice to hear something that captures the essence and feel for what the music sounded like back then. She, Sir may have very well fallen in love with Loveless and Souvlaki, but the two men behind it all are strong candidates to recreate something that many of us hold so close to our hearts as some of the best music that was created in the 90’s. I say more power to those that can actually pull it off, as She, Sir have definitely done here on this release. The band has done such a masterful job with this release that I have no problem saying that this is one of the better releases I’ve heard all year.

She, Sir – Lieutenant [MP3]
She, Sir – It’s My Way of Staying Connected [MP3]

Go and check out their MySpace where you can hear more from Who Can’t Say Yes and purchase it. I urge everyone to do so.