Stream: Broken Anchor, ‘Canada’
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Over the course of a little over a year, Broken Anchor, the new-ish project from singer-songwriter Austin Hartley-Leonard and Michael Duffy, released a series of EPs that displayed the luminous melodicism of indie heroes such as the Shins, Band of Horses and Death Cab for Cutie. We’re not sure anybody outside of the TV synch industry noticed (“Burn Notice,” “Jersey Shore,” “Private Practice” and “Heart of Dixie” have featured Broken Anchor songs), but they should have. Maybe they will now – finally, this week, after some delays, Broken Anchor’s full-length “Fresh Lemonade” came out. It’s one of those starry albums; in the hands of producer Brad Gordon, the songs alternately twinkle and soar, and there’s not a toss-off in the bunch. For fans of classic popcraft who aren’t too indie-cool for school.
||| Stream: “Canada”
||| Also: Broken Anchor’s Noisetrade sampler is still available. You can also stream the album on Bandcamp.
||| Live: Broken Anchor celebrates the album release with a show Thursday at El Cid.
||| Previously: “Never Leave Me Alone,” “Leave the Light On”
Good album.