If you were to listen to Iggy Azalea without seeing her, you’d probably guess she was a southern black rapper. Listen while watching one of her videos and you’d move on to southern white rapper.
You’d have to hear her speaking voice to arrive at the fact that she’s Australian. Didn’t see that one coming.
You know you’re into serious indie band territory when you can’t tell which is the song name and which is the band name. ‘The Woodpile’ by Frightened Rabbit, or ‘Frightened Rabbit’ by The Woodpile?
It’s the former, in this case. The Scottish band has released four full-length albums since 2006, the most recent being February’s Pedestrian Verse.
Next up in my series on obscure new(ish) bands that have recently come to my attention one way or another is The Joy Formidable, a British trio that released their second album in January.
They are often described as having a “large” sound (“gargantuan” is the adjective of choice for AllMusic), which reminds me of the line in Spinal Tap when they are described as “one of England’s loudest bands.”
Caveman is an indie band from Brooklyn that has released two albums over the past two years. AllMusic describes their sound as a blend of “experimental rock, post-rock, wistful indie rock, and African music traditions.”
Listening to ‘In the City,’ the single from their self-titled new release, I’m hearing a whole lot of 80s influence — it sounds like a long lost Tears For Fears track. And in my book that’s a very good thing.
I know Morrissey is not very popular in these parts, but ‘Hairdresser On Fire’ is another example of why I dig him so much.
Morrissey’s sound, both solo and with The Smiths, is so distinct. Plenty of bands have imitated, or drawn inspiration from, that sound but nobody has done it as well.
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