“Less a band than a large, loose assemblage of musicians, The Instruments gather to play the songs of one Heather McIntosh. Members of Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, Music Tapes, and Elf Power have all contributed, striving for the demented carnival feel of Tom Waits circa *Swordfishtrombones* and *The Black Rider*, alternately. They have an obsession with the sea th”
