Video: The Receiver - "Visitor"

Video: The Receiver - Transit

NPR All Songs Considered - Viking's Choice: The Receiver, 'Transit' (2015)

NPR All Songs Considered - Viking's Choice: The Receiver, 'Transit'
May 28, 2015

Like a space opera built for two, The Receiver's "Transit" captures a universe of dreamy prog in keyboards and drums. On their third album, All Burn, brothers Casey and Jesse Cooper set complex, bright melodies and heartbeat-pulsing rhythms adrift. "Transit" sounds like a Pink Floyd ballad sung with a Peter Gabriel-like coo, as synths tug and move the track forward. The band writes that "the song is about commitment to another person despite change and loss, and we wanted the music to reflect that."

New Additions: Decades album by The Receiver

Picking up CDs for cheap on Discogs has been a good way to quickly load up on Columbus music, usually a bunch at a time depending on the seller. Not too long ago I was able to grab the 2006 debut album Decades by The Receiver, which I missed back when it first came out. I'm not surprised that I missed it, as the combo of electronics, progressive elements, and indie rock would have gone right over my head.

Know Yer Band: The Receiver

Band: The Receiver

Members
Jesse Cooper - Drums, Percussion
Casey Cooper - Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Piano

Releases
2006 - Decades album (Stunning Models On Display)
2009 - Length Of Arms album (Vital Music Records)
2015 - All Burn album (Kscope)
2016 - Air In The Embers (Kscope)