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Silver Scooter began as a deceptively simple pop trio with the uncanny ability to hit as many emotional chords as musical ones. With their third full-length, the band has evolved into a sophisticated pop quartet that now hits those chords with articulate precision. This four-song EP precedes The Blue Law by several months and offers a sample of what's to come with three Scooter originals, plus a stunning rendition of New Order's "Run."

Following the release of their previous album, Orleans Parish, Garred, bassist John Hunt, and drummer Tom Hudson added longtime friend Shawn Camp to Silver Scooter's permanent line-up on guitar and keyboards. Shawn played bass with Scott and Tom in their PacNW college band. He also created the painting on the cover of Silver Scooter's first album, The Other Palm Springs, as well as the photo assemblage that graces the cover of The Blue Law.

As always, Silver Scooter uses the studio as a tool to silken, not slicken, a tasteful sound that was already tight, controlled and in many ways, perfect. However, beneath the studied polish of their new record breathes a beast. Bass lines rumble with a nearly unperceived menace, the way powerful ocean currents are felt by pleasure cruise passengers on an otherwise placid sea. Guitars churn out chunky chords, occasionally stepping to the front for a subtle melody. And, in the midst of a groove so steady it defies metronomes, hints of organ and additional percussion embellish Silver Scooter's elegant pop songs.

• Four new songs - three originals plus a New Order cover - from Peek-a-Boo's flagship band
  
• A deceptively gentle pop taster that primes the palate for a delicious February 2001 full-length
  
• Austin by way of the PacNW

  30-second RealAudio excerpts:

  Goodbye
  Amateur Actors
  It's Not Real
  Run

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30-second RealAudio excerpts:

Tribute to the Phone Calls
Sleight of Hand
Should've Stayed
Cancer & Wide-Eyed Looks
New Orleans
Deliver Me Driver
So Long
If Nonsense Only Knew
Sand Dollar Relief
Dinosaurs
Cup & String
Morning View

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Silver Scooter "The Other Palm Springs"

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Singer/guitarist Scott Garred tells us in perfect pitch about the urge to smash his car into an old lover's fender (that unwitting ex-lover might even be singing along). New guitarist Shawn Camp, who played bass with Scott and drummer Tom Hudson in their college band in the Pacific Northwest, painted the artwork on the cover of Silver Scooter's first album, The Other Palm Springs, as well as the cover of The Blue Law. John Hunt's bass lines rumble with a nearly unperceived menace. And, in the midst of a groove so steady it defies metronomes, seemlingly random guitar lines careen in and out of control, as if the guitar was played by two people instead of one.

In fact, that guitar was actually played by two people in one case. Scott wrestled for control of a Gibson Les Paul with longtime producer Dave McNair during the taping of "Terrorism Lover." Likewise, Silver Scooter recorded much of The Blue Law in such a grab-bag fashion, using what most bands call finished songs as mere starting points. Not surprisingly, it works well, and The Blue Law might not only be Silver Scooter's best album to date, but also its most touching, dense, and rewarding. This album realizes the promise of Orleans Parish and will surely entrench itself in record collections everywhere as the album that never leaves, no matter how many times it says, "Goodbye."

• Another independent pop jewel from the semi-precious crown of Peek-a-Boo
  
• Best-selling act on the label, with a proven string of successful releases
  
• Austin filtered through the sky-blue waters of the PacNW
  
• Foundation mortar includes New Order (see Goodbye) buttressed by early '90s shoegazer tendencies

  30-second RealAudio excerpts:

  Goodbye
  Blue Law
  Albert Hall
  The Long Way
  Black Stars
  Dirty Little Bar
  Terrorism Lover
  The Lonely Singer
  Remembering
  On the Mark
  Voice of Authority
  Crash

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  For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Singer/guitarist Scott Garred tells us in perfect pitch about the urge to smash his car into an old lover's fender (that unwitting ex-lover might even be singing along). New guitarist Shawn Camp, who played bass with Scott and drummer Tom Hudson in their college band in the Pacific Northwest, painted the artwork on the cover of Silver Scooter's first album, The Other Palm Springs, as well as the cover of The Blue Law. John Hunt's bass lines rumble with a nearly unperceived menace. And, in the midst of a groove so steady it defies metronomes, seemlingly random guitar lines careen in and out of control, as if the guitar was played by two people instead of one.

In fact, that guitar was actually played by two people in one case. Scott wrestled for control of a Gibson Les Paul with longtime producer Dave McNair during the taping of "Terrorism Lover." Likewise, Silver Scooter recorded much of The Blue Law in such a grab-bag fashion, using what most bands call finished songs as mere starting points. Not surprisingly, it works well, and The Blue Law might not only be Silver Scooter's best album to date, but also its most touching, dense, and rewarding. This album realizes the promise of Orleans Parish and will surely entrench itself in record collections everywhere as the album that never leaves, no matter how many times it says, "Goodbye."

• Another independent pop jewel from the semi-precious crown of Peek-a-Boo
  
• Best-selling act on the label, with a proven string of successful releases
  
• Austin filtered through the sky-blue waters of the PacNW
  
• Foundation mortar includes New Order (see Goodbye) buttressed by early '90s shoegazer tendencies

  30-second RealAudio excerpts:

  Goodbye
  Blue Law
  Albert Hall
  The Long Way
  Black Stars
  Dirty Little Bar
  Terrorism Lover
  The Lonely Singer
  Remembering
  On the Mark
  Voice of Authority
  Crash

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