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And Now You Have

Each week we try to enhance your "Have you heard of this band?" knowledge. This week you get to know The Wee Turtles.

There is something creative in the water of Athens, Georgia. Athens has produced such bands as The B-52’s and REM, along with great indie labels like Elephant Six Recording Company and Kindercore Records. Elephant 6 gave us the rise of Of Montreal, Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel – while Kindercore Records delivered The Masters Of The Hemisphere and Sunshine Fix.

Lost in the shuffle of all of this was a band called The Wee Turtles. They deliver an oft-duplicated lo-fi sound that can be heard in a bunch of indie bands today, while possessing an undeniable ability to bring you in with a hook that would make their fellow Athenians proud. The Wee Turtles saw their career run by them like a bunny, however, as they got together in 1998 and only survived to record one album entitled This Land is Your Land, which was released in 2000.

“Invisible Girl? delivers all that is promised from above, and includes an almost Frampton like talking guitar that should put a smile on anybody’s face who enjoys “Do You Feel Like We Do.? Speaking of Frampton, The Wee Turtles got their name from Simpson’s character Groundskeeper Willie; Willie has a quote in an episode where he says, “If I don’t save the wee turtles, who will?? Impress all of your friends with that “And Now You Have? tidbit, and listen to “Invisible Girl? below.

The Wee Turtles – Invisible Girl

Posted by Wes Soltis on Oct 29, 2007 @ 12:00 am