Blind Pilot

I've now realized that the majority of my posts have been late at night.
I'm not sure what it is, but I seem to want to listen to music and type about it late at night.

Or maybe it's insomnia.

The world may never know.

Anyway, I was browsing the iTunes store earlier, and I came across the free single of the week. I didn't know much about Blind Pilot other than that they're an Acoustic/Indie/Folk duo, who consist of Israel Nebeker (guitar & Vocals) and Ryan Dobrowski (drums) from Portland, Oregon. So out of curiosity, and because I'm too cheap to buy it on my own, I downloaded their single, "Go on, say it". It took me a few plays to really warm up to the song, but it's pretty good. After the first couple of seconds into Israel Nebeker singing, it reminded me a bit of The Beatles. But after a bit, they go off into their own unique guitar strumming, lush strings-backed, brushed drumming path. And thereafter, they seemed to have more incommon with The Shins.
The band, who decided to paint (Dobrowski did the cover art for their album), write, and record their debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, in an Astoria Warehouse in 2006, are going to make a second attempt at completing a bike tour through Vancouver, B.C, down to Mexico beginning on August 16th. Their first attempt at a bike tour, which took place last year, came to a finish when their bikes were stolen in San Francisco, California. However, before then, you can catch them at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon opening for Aimee Mann on July 19th. Download their single, "Go On, Say it" on the iTunes music store before the week ends!
If you want to listen to it before deciding on whether you want to download it,
Here's their single: "Go On, say it"
Their myspace