Song of the week: “Fireflies and Flame-throwers” by Art Of Flying.

In review: A Song of the Week is something you just can’t stop blaring—something you put on in the morning to help you wake up in a good mood, and something you dance around the house to while shouting along. Songs of the Week do not necessarily represent the feelings of End Hits as a whole, and they do not necessarily happen every week.

Back in November I wrote this Up and Coming:

Art of Flying’s new CD arrived with a New Mexico postmark. Stuffed inside the beautifully designed, colorful, hand-made case was a thoughtful letter banged out on an old, inky typewriter. And every bit of delicate, personal care put into the packaging carries over to the album. Attempt is chock full of frolicking melodies, rolling rhythms, and tight, intricate production. It covers a lot of ground, from punky noise to folk to psychedelia, but all styles are cleverly and expertly crafted. The group is fronted by David Costanza and his wife Anne (who played together in ’80s LA improv band the Whitefronts), along with drummer Peter Halter and Portland fixture Larry Yes on guitar. All in all, Attempt is some seriously bitchin’, near righteous shit. The only problem is that if it catches on—and it seriously should—it’s going to take forever to make all the cases they’ll need by hand.

Well, I took that CD home and for whatever reason it didn’t make the rotation. Cleaning up a mess of CD’s recently I re-discovered it and I’ve been jamming it ever since.

Dig it: Fireflies and Flame-throwers