How Hey Marseilles hasn’t been signed yet is beyond me, because believe me – this band is so good. And it’s evident that they’ve already got a following, if you base it merely upon the size of their crowd at Bumbershoot on Sunday.

Having re-released their debut album To Travels and Trunks this year, local folk darlings Hey Marseilles has received plenty of critical acclaim from such Seattle blogs as Three Imaginary Girls, which said it was one of their favorite albums of the year when it was originally released in 2008.

Employing a cornucopia of instruments on stage (viola, cello, mandolin, accordion, trumpet, and melodica, apart from your normal bass, drums and guitar), the guys of Hey Marseilles matched the sunny weather with their lovely upbeat string-laden pop.

If Hey Marseilles doesn’t get signed by the end of the year, I’ll be very surprised.

Go to http://www.heymarseilles.com/

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