First week at the new job is complete, the little loose threads that remained from previous gig are all tied up and I am almost half way through the musical niblets that have made their way to my inbox in the last seven days. It was a nice little break from TWIAPC (mostly in that I was productively able to get a lot of things sorted) but I’m now happy to find myself tucked back in to posting. Thank you for your patience and the nudges of support I have received.
These two bands immediately grabbed my attention and I’m happy to be able to bring you into their magnificent fold.
Funeral Party
In the mood for some intensely awesome rock & roll with electronic leanings? Then you need to hear Funeral Party. They go hard and you’ll follow right along as it is nigh impossible to resist the danceable beats. The LA trio has a healthy appreciation of cow bell and the power of a tight bass line. Both contribute to the vigorous currents flowing through their work. Lead singer Chad Elliot has the perfect voice – melodic but raw enough to hit the shouty bit convincingly- for this punkish group and is really the cherry on top of an addictive music sundae. They’ll be at the Northstar Bar on August 11th getcher tickets!
[MP3] Finale
Parlovr
Canada continues to plump up my playlists with the superb addition of Montreal’s Parlovr. Self professed sloppy rockers pack a powerful punch and ruthless musicality that envelops you. Their arrangements are guitar heavy with distinct percussion that serves to keep the beat stumbling forward but also to grab your attention. The songs consist of dense layers revealing various musical flavors -punk, garage rock, pop, psych rock – as they unfurl and get more and more entrancing with every listen. They’ll be blowing up Danger Danger Gallery on Thursday (22nd) which I would strongly suggest you get yourself to.
[MP3] Pen To The Paper
I actually saw Funeral Party live at the Troubadour in L.A. back in May as the band before Two Door Cinema Club. At first, I was a little thrown off by their shouty-ness, but after a while they grew on me. They are so energetic and wild on stage (water was dumped all over the drummer). And of course plentiful amounts of cowbell.
I’m now even more excited to see them live. Can’t get enough of the cowbell!
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