I finally listened to the full-length from this British band, and I like them quite a bit more now. Originally, I listened to their EP and the more somber, goth-tinged iLiKETRAiNS right next to each other. Listening to "Bang Bang Rock and Roll," I have a better handle on the unique aspects of their sound.
To begin with, the vocals do not really echo those of iLiKETRAiNS as I previously stated. They are a little bit like Aaron of mewithoutYou or Steve Albini, in that they are kind of spoken rather than sung, but they also veer into a Billy Childish type of sound. The British thing probably makes me think of Childish. But the instrumentation also reminds me more than a little bit of Childish, particularly his work with Thee Headcoats. Both bands have a similar sense of humor. Art Brut's "We Formed a Band" really sounds like it could be a Thee Headcoats song.
I'll definitely keep an eye out for these guys in the future.
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Hey,
Not many people know this, so keep it cool...
After reading your interest in my quotation of "strong reaction" on my blog, I thought I would share this with you. I seriously considered suicide in High School. Everything just sucked, and I was convinced that I was the only broken person on earth. Then, I heard this song. I wept. Like a little girl. For the first time, I relized that I was not the only person who felt utterly and completely alone. This was probably the main reason that I didn't go through with it.
I saw them live a few months later, and when they played this song, I wept again. I shared this story with the singer, and he just hugged me for like 5 minutes, and then told me "thank you".
Yeah, my main quotes came more well known bands, but I spent a lot of time listening to bands most people had never heard of. I picked bands that more people had heard of for that post on purpose, just in case they liked something they read, and were interested in going to Best Buy or someplace like that to pick up an album.
Also, I quoted the band injury. That's my old band. I wrote that.
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