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Whenever we claim that small-town Texas five-piece Midlake sound like Fleetwood Mac minus the chicks and the excessive coke use, people always think we're saying that as an insult. Nothing could be further from the truth. We hear "Roscoe" [mp3] and think "Rhiannon," and frankly that's a good thing. In other places, the band's partly cloudy sound may recall Neil Young or Jackson Browne or basically any other folk-leaning 70s rock outfit, but for us the fuzzy guitars and the transcendent harmonies can't help but evoke the Mac. And what the hell is wrong with that? Fleetwood Mac has a lot of great songs! "Go Your Own Way" and "Say You Love Me" are undeniable!
Midlake bring their earnest, irony-free songs to the Croc tonight. Josh Ottum and Ester Drang open.
9pm doors // Crocodile Cafe // $10
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That's weird. I was holding my annual (private) Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits celebration just yesterday. It's one great song after another!
Like Midlake, love Fleetwood Mac (not ironically, either), but I don't think Midlake sounds like Fleetwood Mac.
I can hear the Fleetwood Mac in this band. And that's okay to admit.
I'm with Jack and Audrey on this one, the sheer Mac impact of the opening baseline on that song is undeniable. And then the harmonies? Ah c'mon! There's even some good "Oooooh Ooooooh"ing, too.
I'll give you that that one song sounds a lot like F-Mac. But I don't think any of their others do