Not so long and yet very long ago, or fourteen years ago to be more precise, the beloved Austin power pop band Cotton Mather released Kontiki. And then, despite being a favorite of both Britt Daniel of Spoon and Liam Gallager of Oasis, not to mention the Guardian, Uncut, and Mojo (who all gave it raves) it fell out of print. To this day vets of the Austin music scene will corner you in bars and tell you what about the tremendous being of Cotton Mather. And now Kontiki returns! Bandleader Robert Harrison has prepared a double-CD deluxe edition set for a Valentine’s Day 2012 release on his Star Apple Kingdom label. Check out the sneaky-hilarious promo film and prepare to recapture your own sense of late 90s glory.
Incidentally, it’s a good book too.