Here’s a band that I only found out about very recently over at Stereogum, but I think the band has real potential. I have posted one track from each of their last two EPs which demonstrate their range of musical styles. As Scott noted Hospital Beds sounds a little like early Walkmen with its jangly piano, whereas Heavy Boots reminds me somewhat of The Kills. The vocals remind me a bit of U2 as well, but don’t expect any stadium rock here.
I haven’t found anywhere to actually buy their EPs yet as their label’s website appears to be under construction, but rest assured I will tell you all when I find a place to buy them from. Check them out @ MySpace and their (rather odd) homepage.
Cold War Kids – Hospital Beds
Cold War Kids – Heavy Boots
Tim
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On ‘Rags and Tags’ by 586 we hear witty lyrics sung by a girl/boy frontduo – ‘slowing down to call me gay/for good measure prick as well’ (well it made me titter like the true tit i am), an endearingly crappy keyboard line that brings to mind Stereolab, and pleasingly distorted guitars, all on top of a jolly if not jaunty rythmn. In a word, its Indietastic!
Fields are a Scandanavian/English five-piece who combine folksy guitars and propelling rythmns to create something really quite mesmerising, exemplified best by their recent single ‘Song for the fields’. Its an ace track which must be all the more affecting live, so try and catch them
