This Restless Enterprise - Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Pat Kearns A sordidly detailed account of the pleasures and pitfalls of a year of wandering when, after a decade, she gives back the ring, marries an unknown soldier and moves to the town you grew up in.
Featuring performances by:
Nate Query (Decemberists); Jenny Conlee (Decemberists); Kristie Rethlefsen (Sestina); Chris Chard; Dave Jorgenson (Blind Pilot, Kieskagato); Kelly Simmons (Blue Skies For Black Hearts); Pat Kearns (Blue Skies For Black Hearts); Jasmine Ash (Oh Darling); Andrew Stern (Future Historians, Blue Horns, Fast Computers); Caroline Buchalter (the Upsidedown, Larry Yes); Jesse Kinder; Robyn Freatman; Paul Noel (Blue Skies For Black Hearts); and Donna RamseyAdditional Engineering by Mark Brachmann
*****Press for This Restless Enterprise*****
". . . the most seamless fusion of vitriol and simple pop pleasure this side of 'Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.' . . .this is sharp, serious, and just out-and-out spectacular stuff. Plenty of bands channel their romantic side, but rare is the group that feeds it Jager shots and slips out the next morning while it’s still in the shower. Kudos, fellas." - Metro Spirit, Augusta, GA
“A slice of the dirty underbelly of romance . . . In these days of syphilis and swine flu, I suppose this is what passes for modern courtship." -Paniscus Revue
"The folks in The Very Foundation write and record credible, memorable pop with smart lyrics and inventive melodies. Plenty of really nice sounding stuff here." - Babysue
" . . . a classic-sounding pop album, intimate enough for the kind of frank discussions Lewis wants to have, but packed with buoyant hooks." - Willamette Week
"This Restless Enterprise is the type of album that makes you want to drink one beer too many and say something you might regret. From brassy anthems of one night stands (“Runaway to Tokyo”) to blistering anti-ballads (“Feel Anything,” with one of the best opening riffs of the year), The Very Foundation has it, gritted teeth and all." - The Deli Magazine
"Professorial garagey indie pop rockers The Very Foundation are putting out a new record . . . sort of like a series of transcripted conversations broken up by catchy hooks that serve as semicolons, periods and commas you can feel rather than see." - Portland Tribune
" . . . reminiscent of what Nick Cave might have done had he teamed upwith Leonard Cohen, took some anti-depressants and listened to big band music." - Target Audience Magazine
" . . . bright yet laconic pop songs . . . Fans of The National and The Long Winters should definitely give this relaxed and sometimes surprising record a spin." - The Link, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
"The best way to listen to This Restless Enterprise is to play a sort of guessing game as the songs go along. How is this one going to pick me up, make me smile a bit? Maybe it’ll be hand claps, possibly a trumpet solo, who knows. it might be a song about pornography induced insomnia." - Tasty Fanzine (UK)
"Chances are if you're a local musician, your mark is felt on the collaborative flair of This Restless Enterprise, which ranges from shuffling, contempletive indie numbers to the strut of "Runaway to Tokyo," which shares both sound and
inspiration with Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up." - Portland Mercury
Past Press
" . . . a rock band with clear creative ability, and the future looks bright." - Portland Mercury "Through all stages, the band is impressively solid and confident." - Willamette Week "The band has a constant energy that spans all of its experiments in rock song structure." - The Oregonian " . . . the creative spirit is a buoy in a sea of mediocre Pac NW rock." - Three Imaginary Girls". . . a musical orgasm. Always challenging and musically intense, The Very Foundation come through with an eclectic brand of rock that rivals that even of "Sandinista"-era Clash."- NeuFutur" . . . sounds smattered together to form an art-rock goulash . . . stewed to perfection." - Slug Magazine" . . . premium musicians and a memorable set of songwriting ability." - Sctas"Every track is an experience of bliss . . ." - Crooked Camera"A huge evolutionary step forward . . . they're rocking and arty in just the right amounts." - Splendidezine " . . . no apologies, just shake your head and turn those guitars up. It's when they hit the more dynamic parts of each song that you realize how good the song is." - The Big Takeover " . . . the songs sound inspired." - Indiepop.com
