The Texas Governor - The Experiment

The Archenemy Record Company is proud to announce the long-awaited release of The Experiment, the second album from Dave Goolkasian, aka Tone Source 1, aka The Texas Governor.

The Archenemy Record Company has been holding these CDs hostage for more than a year. Why? We're not sure why. Why did we go so long without updating the site? What the hell HAPPENED in 2003 and 2004, anyway? We lost track. But we know 2005 is gonna ROCK and this album is part of the master plan. Soulful, brilliant, strangely optimistic and near perfect alt-country/new-wave/pop, this is the shy yet brash love child of Stephin Merrit and Ryan Adams. Or something like that. Maybe it was the fear of writing release copy that kept this label from doing anything for two years.

Maybe the band's Myspace Page says it best, what with their 451 friends and all (and if all 451 of those people bought this album, Mr Governor and I would be very happy):

...we've been known to subconsciously sonically pay tribute to... all night radio, beachwood sparks, beach boys, earlier bowie, built to spill, the clean, broken social scene, the cars, elvis costello, flaming lips, johnny cash, hank williams, modest mouse, neutral milk hotel, olivia tremor control the rentals, magnetic fields, new pornographers, buzzcocks, rilo kiley, the shins, simian, sonic youth, spent, talking heads, ween, wheat, wilco, the who, shit maybe even warren zevon and ironically... this boston band of yesteryear, but not too long ago - The Elevator Drops.... and ??

Track Listing:

1: Shortwave Radio
2: Life is Like a Big Revolving Door
3: 1234
4: Staring at the Movie Screen
5: Sometimes I Feel Like...
6: The Amazing Sleepign Alarm Clock
7: Think About...
8: Leave Your Life Behind You
9: Leaving Train
10: The Sun's Going Down
11: The Experiment