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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, a band, couldn�t list a single music blog until their lo-fi MP3s and
low-res JPEGs made them worldwide icons of Blogdom in 2005. Their debut record, Broom is an expertly
crafted indie pop gem. Spin magazine read an SSLYBY blog, downloaded their music and declared the
Missouri band �could succeed The Shins.� Then a slew of bloggers ranked them ahead of Wilco and Iron &
Wine in Leafblower�s annual �Top Bands of America Today�.
All members were babies in the early 80s. A mutual ex-girlfriend from high school introduced the original
members of the band. And that�s also where the name comes from�high school. �I thought of it when I was at
the mall with my mom,� Dickey says, principal songwriter and drummer for SSLYBY. �We�re not good at
naming things or planning ahead. We only tried to make people like us a couple years ago.�
SSLYBY�s hometown used to be a beacon of pop music in the 50�s. That�s when The Ozark Jubilee was
broadcasting live country music from the downtown Springfield, entertaining millions of viewers every
Saturday night on primetime NBC. �We think about that show a lot,� Dickey says. �Our little town was the
third highest origination point for national television�third only to New York and Hollywood. We want to
bring the spotlight back here. Moving to Brooklyn or LA would be copping out. We�re not that sad about
living in Missouri.�
The band released their debut album, Broom, originally in March 2005. Broom was recorded in an attic and a
living room on Weller Street, Knauer�s home. The band�s ambition was simple- to make the �Local Releases�
bin at CD Warehouse. However, it turned into a classic rock �n� roll record: the kind where pop perfectionism
meets studio experimentations and each track flows effortlessly. Relatively tame pop songs are molded by
happy accidents of fate, sometimes involving unexplained swarming sounds and doubled drums tracks.
The band posted Broom MP3s on their website, and that�s how the blogging boom began. Then the San
Francisco Weekly wrote a love letter to the band�literally.
�Dear Unknown Band from Middle of Nowhere Missouri,
How do I love thee?�your debut is one of those rare albums where every song is crafted, delicious, and
essential. This is disgusting, really, given the fact that the oldest member of your band is only 22. Yours truly,
Chris Baty�
The band is in the process of following up Broom at incessant pace. Each month SSLYBY releases 30 minutes
of analog recordings to subscribers of their prolific �Tape Club�. And they proved they were a real band when
they toured with Secretly Canadian�s Catfish Haven in February. The Columbia Tribune called it one of the
best shows of the year�. �Springfield up-and-comer doesn�t yet realize the gifts it possesses - a scary
thought.�
Also scary: the reviews barely scratch the surface of SSLYBY�s virtues. Listen to what Pitchfork labeled the
�Basement MP3�s�. Scour the internet. Feel the love poured into each song. And watch Google completely
debase the way we discover our new favorite bands.