01 I'm Cured! (.mp3)
02 Oh Please
03 Whitman's Sampler
04 I Missed It
05 Florida St. Serenade
06 You Woman, Me Man
07 The Pearl
08 Carly Anchovy
09 It's Human
10 Dust
Released 7.22.08 - Dawn Chorus began in 2001 when Amy Kingsley(bass), a recent
Greensboro, NC transplant, stepped into the local cd shop, Gate City Noise Records,
and met owner Andrew Dudek(vocals, gtr). In time, Amy would join Andrew and his
neighbor Will Ridenour, drummer, multi-instru-mentalist with ethnomusical tendencies
in many late night practices at Andrew's house. Roughly a year later, good friend
Zachary Mull(vocals, gtr) hopped into the fray thus completing the core.
Florida St. Serenade is their third full length- ten songs that crackle and sparkle with
elements of indie/southern jangle pop, rock and subtle hints of shoegaze. RIYL: Built
to Spill, Luna, DCFC, The Feelies, MMJ and 80s/90s college jangle pop.
www.myspace.com/dawnchorus
Reviews:
"Florida St. Serenade is bright, catchy, tuneful indie-pop, heavily reminiscent of Go-
Betweens fronted by Robert Forster. The opening trio of tunes is especially
impressive. “I’m Cured!” has one of those jagged guitar lines that sounds made-up-
on-the-spot, but is all the more charming for it. “Oh Please” packs romantic angst
into energetic hooks, and “Whitman’s Sampler” is the real stunner here. A jaunty,
dusty, country-western-style coed duet, it’s so tried-and-true that you can’t believe
it’s not a cover of some lost Tammy Wynette classic." ~~Pop Matters
"Within Dawn Chorus’ sound are elements of the soaring indie-rock of the 90s
combined with the structure and tone of classic singer/songwriter music. Dudek’s
songs lean towards the former while Mull’s head in the other direction, but it’s
undoubtedly the work of the band that laces the whole album with a consistent
sound, no matter who is singing. Live, they’re an equally engaging band that spaces
out its pieces and follows some enjoyable paths, but Paulson’s production has
distilled their songs down to their pristine best." ~~Aquarium Drunkard
"Dawn Chorus find a happy place between Neil Young and The Connells that comes
across as both dynamic and nicely understated. They deliver a studied balance of
songcraft and pacing that signals a mature band ready for bigger and better
things." ~~Ear Farm
"No filler and not a wasted note will you discover on your stroll down Florida St.
Serenade. Tuneful, buoyant, sexy (check out guest vocalist Carmen Biggers on the
rambling “Whitman’s Sampler”) and oft cerebral, DC boasts formidable song-
writers in guitarists Zachary Mull and Andrew Dudek - both of whom sing con-
vincingly on their own compositions and render beautiful counter-melodies on
guitar every chance they get. Akin to their forefathers Pavement, Sunny Day Real
Estate, and Built To Spill, the band’s musicianship rises to the occasion."
~~Amplifier
Download Dawn Chorus' first two albums for free!
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