March 28, 2007

Robert Gomez

Robert Gomez might come from Denton, TX, but his throat is in the same region as Sufjan Stevens. A region where words carry on the wind while all the while threatening to tear before they reach your ears. Hearing Gomez (and Stevens) sing is how I imagine it feels to be a girl in the back seat of a big car. A car moving through the sultry* summer night (*a big thank you to Throw Momma From The Train) with the girl's parents in the front seat and her boyfriend beside her in the back, singing in his fluid whisper against her reddening ear while the radio crackles like a dying campfire. Having said that, Gomez does rock and can stir his whispery breeze into desert solar wind, the music rising around like electrical heat waves.

"Closer Still" may be the song picked as the one to promote the album, but I find "Into The Sun" to be a richer song, well, at least the one that inspired me to write this post.

His latest record on Bella Union is called Brand New Towns.

From Brand New Towns...
into the sun [mp3]

closer still - acoustic version not on the album [mp3]

from the Closer Still EP
stuck inside [mp3]

BUY Robert Gomez music.
VISIT his myspace.

TOUR DATES
Wed Mar. 28th The Opolis Norman, OK Headlining
Thu Mar. 29th MOJO Columbia, MO Headlining
Fri Mar. 30th Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL Headlining
Sat Mar. 31st Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA W/ Alejandro Escovedo
Sun Apr. 1st IOTA Club Arlington, VA Headlining
Mon Apr. 2nd The Middle East Cambridge, MA Headlining
Tue Apr. 3rd The Khyber Philadelphia, PA Headlining
Wed Apr. 4th JoeÕs Pub New York, NY Headlining
Thu Apr. 5th Union Hall Brooklyn, NY Headlining
Sun. Apr. 8th Academy 2 Liverpool, UK Supporting Midlake
Mon. Apr. 9th Oran Mor Glasgow, UK Supporting Midlake
Tues. Apr. 10th Plug Sheffield, UK Supporting Midlake
Wed. Apr. 11th Shepherds Bush Empire London, UK Supporting Midlake
Thu. Apr. 12th Concorde 2 Brighton, UK Supporting Midlake
Fri. Apr. 13th The Zodiac Oxford, UK Supporting Midlake
Sat. April 14th Motel Mozaique Rotterdam, Holland Supporting Midlake
Mon. April 16th Ninkasi Lyon, France Supporting Midlake
Tue. April 17th Abart Zurich, Switzerland Supporting Midlake
Wed. April 18th Rainbow Milan, Italy Supporting Midlake
Thu. April 19th Cooperative Clermont Ferrand, France Supporting Midlake
Fri. April 20th Trabendo Paris, France Supporting Midlake
Sat. April 21st Botanique Brussles, Belgium Supporting Midlake
Mon. April 23rd KB Malmo, Sweden Supporting Midlake
Tue. April 24th Pusterviksbaren Gothenburg, Sweden Supporting Midlake
Wed. April 25th Folken Stavanger, Norway Supporting Midlake
Thu. April 26th Hulen Bergen, Norway Supporting Midlake
Fri. April 27th John Dee Oslo, Norway Supporting Midlake
Sat. April 28th Vox Hall Aarhus, Denmark Supporting Midlake
Mon. April 30th Borderline London, UK Headlining

2 comments:

  1. Is there any change Robert Gomez is coming to Europe?

    Arjan,
    A Dutch fan,

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  2. IMSUR:
    YES!!
    Sun. Apr. 8th Academy 2 Liverpool, UK Supporting Midlake
    Mon. Apr. 9th Oran Mor Glasgow, UK Supporting Midlake
    Tues. Apr. 10th Plug Sheffield, UK Supporting Midlake
    Wed. Apr. 11th Shepherds Bush Empire London, UK Supporting Midlake
    Thu. Apr. 12th Concorde 2 Brighton, UK Supporting Midlake
    Fri. Apr. 13th The Zodiac Oxford, UK Supporting Midlake
    Sat. April 14th Motel Mozaique Rotterdam, Holland Supporting Midlake
    Mon. April 16th Ninkasi Lyon, France Supporting Midlake
    Tue. April 17th Abart Zurich, Switzerland Supporting Midlake
    Wed. April 18th Rainbow Milan, Italy Supporting Midlake
    Thu. April 19th Cooperative Clermont Ferrand, France Supporting Midlake
    Fri. April 20th Trabendo Paris, France Supporting Midlake
    Sat. April 21st Botanique Brussles, Belgium Supporting Midlake
    Mon. April 23rd KB Malmo, Sweden Supporting Midlake
    Tue. April 24th Pusterviksbaren Gothenburg, Sweden Supporting Midlake
    Wed. April 25th Folken Stavanger, Norway Supporting Midlake
    Thu. April 26th Hulen Bergen, Norway Supporting Midlake
    Fri. April 27th John Dee Oslo, Norway Supporting Midlake
    Sat. April 28th Vox Hall Aarhus, Denmark Supporting Midlake
    Mon. April 30th Borderline London, UK Headlining

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