I always wondered how these guys would be viewed among people in various parts of the underground. I never see them mentioned despite being by far the best "traditional" Slowcore act to my ears. A kind of melancholic gaze into the draining, sanguine sun. Chokebore are the only band to really capture the same affect in their music - judging by the work of these two bands, one would think Southern California was 100 times more amenable to distant loners than it actually is.
Timco (featuring Kevin Thompson of Nice Strong Arm) captured something similar, but their albums aren't online. American Music Club + Toiling Midgets as well. Lowercase (
Kill the Lights especially) were also good, but very different. Codeine are Midwestern equivalents. The rest (Low, Red House Painters, Bluetile Lounge, etc.) doesn't really measure up.