Thursday, April 12, 2012

Alt-J (∆) - Preview: "Awesome Wave"

This UK band's marriage of tech and pop and the occasional dash of folk have got me more than intrigued. Listening through most of the album you'll be impressed with the variety of mood and beats you'll find. Super melodic and mildly melancholy in one track and then it switches up for some cliffhanging drops in tempo. I'm into it to say the least. Hope these guys line up some shows in the US soon-ish. But for now... Look for their debut album to drop mid-May.





http://www.altjband.com/

Friday, February 10, 2012

POLICA Coming to The Vera Project (Fri 2/17)

Wow. It's been too long. 2012 has found me distracted with work, yoga and friends. Could be worse I spose. Stumbled onto this band a couple weeks ago. I dig. Uber mellow but I love the floating melody, the sweet but hollow vocals (doesn't she sound foriegn?) and the occasionaly drums. I'm headed to The Vera Project next week to see them. www.theveraproject.org Not sure what to expect from the venue but needless to say... I'm curiously enthused. (Art studio, music school, live music venue, punk rock yoga classes?!) Although the "all ages" bit does sound dubious. Report to follow...