Gettin' Gone was released at the beginning of October, by MV & EE. The band consists mainly of Matt Valentine, and Erika Elder, while other musicians join them for different occasions. The sound sends your body into a time warp. Traveling back in time, to when folk mixed with the experimental psychedelic ruled the airwaves. Off Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace, the sounds are similar. There is slow distortion that ebbs and flows out of the speakers and into your ears. The distortion is fun to hear, and the music is overall relaxing. When they sing out, it is usually more of a rambling than actual singing. This is a bit strange at first, because how they sound is not what people normally hear. Some of the songs that are good off of Gettin’ Gone are “Easy Livin'” and “Speed Queen”. The title to “Easy Livin'” says it all for this song, it is very relaxing to listen to Matt Valentine sing out on this track. The song “Speed Queen” has a faster tempo then some of the other songs on Gettin Gone. The steady drum beat and a decent guitar line just fits with this band. Their lyrics almost surreal give a unique feeling to this band. They are a good listen, not the best, but good.
