{"id":4758,"date":"2016-05-16T13:40:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T17:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2016-05-25T12:40:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:40:20","slug":"east-of-venus-memory-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/east-of-venus-memory-box\/","title":{"rendered":"East of Venus <br>Memory Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/east_of_venus-memory_box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4760\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/east_of_venus-memory_box.jpg\" alt=\"East of Venus, Memory Box\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/east_of_venus-memory_box.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/east_of_venus-memory_box-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>A New Jersey indie rock supergroup of sorts, East of Venus had been in existence for the past decade, but it wasn\u2019t until last year that the band finally got around to cutting a record. Sadly that album, the recently released <i>Memory Box<\/i> (Omnivore Recordings), is not only its first, but also its last. Singer and principal songwriter Michael Carlucci, formerly guitarist for the Winter Hours and one-time owner of Subterranean Records (i.e. my favorite New York record store of all-time), passed away after suffering a heart attack last November. The rest of the band\u2014Feelies guitarist and singer Glenn Mercer, Bongos bassist Rob Norris, and Feelies drummer Stanley Demeski, who played with Carlucci in the Winter Hours\u2014have dedicated the album to his memory.<\/p>\n<p>As one might expect from the members\u2019 pedigrees, <i>Memory Box<\/i> is a mix of jangly guitars and plaintive vocals tinged by, for lack of a better, \u201980s college rock. Throughout, Carlucci proves that his talents hadn\u2019t gathered rust in the years since the Winter Hours scored a hit with \u201cSmoke Rings\u201d in 1989. Songs like the leadoff \u201cLet\u2019s Find a Way\u201d and \u201cYou Started Something\u201d are highlighted by winding guitar lines that play off one another and Carlucci\u2019s dulcet vocals. Meanwhile, covers of Tim Hardin\u2019s \u201cReason to Believe\u201d and the Rolling Stones\u2019 \u201cCitadel\u201d fall naturally amongst Carlucci\u2019s originals. Indeed, the 10-track record is immediately likable for its mix of familiarity and fresh sounds. 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