Call It In The Air

Call It In The Air were an emo/indie band from Michigan that were active some time in the late 90's to early 2000's. Deriving their name from a Jimmy Eat World song, their debut LP came out in 1998, and is a criminally underrated gem. Just A Morning Thought is an incredible album, and one that fans of bands like Texas Is The Reason and Christie Front Drive have been longing to hear. The band exudes an incredible variety of sounds throughout its tracklist, all with an honest and impassion delivery. They pull influence across the board of the emo/indie underground of the time, from the distorted pop punk of "Against The Wall" or "Atarri" to the clean midwest arpeggios of "Useless" or "Lava". Vocals can drift from airy and lightly sung to full-blown screams of desperate hope. Album highlight "Turn On Softly" elevates heavenly, and is one of many great examples of the band incorporating unique instrumentation (in this case, a glockenspiel). Admittedly this is a relatively new discovery for me, but I have played this album a few times in the past few days and had to share it, as I think a lot of people would love this if given the chance to even hear it. Enjoy.

Just A Morning Thought (1998)

1. Two Suns

2. Sometimes Hello

3. Against The Wall

4. On A Ride

5. Useless

6. You'll Never Dance Again

7. There I Was

8. Turn On Softly

9. Tel-13

10. Charlettes Web

11. Atarri

12. Lava

The Maccabees/Call It In The Air (2000)

1. The Maccabees - Perron

2. The Maccabees - Ghost And Hollow Eyes

3. The Maccabees - Sleepyhead

4. The Maccabees - The Wait

5. The Maccabees - No Secrets Between Sailors

6. The Maccabees - Another Day

7. Call It In The Air - Growing Old

8. Call It In The Air - Three Piece

9. Call It In The Air - Time After Time

10. Call It In The Air - Low And Behold

11. Call It In The Air - Lockwood's Revenge

12. Call It In The Air - My New Book