{"id":44399,"date":"2016-04-12T12:41:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T17:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=44399"},"modified":"2016-04-12T12:41:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T17:41:35","slug":"little-green-cars-ephemera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2016\/04\/12\/little-green-cars-ephemera\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Green Cars: Ephemera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright wp-image-44400\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Ephemera.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" alt=\"Ephemera\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Ephemera.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Ephemera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Ephemera-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>Little Green Cars is a five-person band from Dublin that got its start in 2008. The first album, <em>Absolute Zero,\u00a0<\/em>released in 2013 which resulted in an American and UK tour, along with performances at SXSW, Coachella, and Lollapalooza music festivals. Little Green Cars\u2019 first album foster the group&#8217;s beginning as a respected indie folk band, featuring their most popular single \u201cHarper Lee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band released its second album,<em> Ephemera,<\/em>\u00a0in March of 2016. Filled with the same amazing harmonies and lead vocals by Stevie Appleby and Faye O\u2019Rourke, this album is a strong follow-up. Through the twelve tracks, the band spills emotional lyrics and catchy harmonies that create a dark, melancholic album.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ephemera<\/em> is an easy listen, making a peaceful yet raw record. Songs like \u201cClair de Lune\u201d and \u201cThe Party\u201d feature Appleby\u2019s classic vocals, while the tracks \u201cEasier Day\u201d and \u201cOk Ok Ok\u201d reveal a vulnerable yet potent side of O\u2019Rourke. The album concludes with \u201cThe Factory\u201d a simple ballad with vocals from both Appleby and O\u2019Rourke proclaiming &#8220;I\u2019m alive again.&#8221; It seems to be a fitting end to an album as expressive as this. Little Green Cars\u2019 sophomore album is packed with haunting lyrics, upbeat melodies, and powerful vocals that are worth a listen.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Wye Oak, Interpol, Local Natives<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Recommended Tracks: 6 (Claire de Lune), 7 (Ok Ok Ok), 8 (The Party), 12 (The Factory)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Do Not Play: None<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Written by Maggie Witherow on 04\/12\/16 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little Green Cars\u2019 sophomore album, Ephemera, is packed with haunting lyrics, upbeat melodies, and powerful vocals that are worth a listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12510,"featured_media":44400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3235,3230,181],"tags":[4843,4842,4650],"class_list":["post-44399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-music-reviews","category-new-music-rotation","category-rock-rotation","tag-ephemera","tag-little-green-cars","tag-maggie-witherow"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Ephemera.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12510"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}