As it turns out tomorrow is
Thanksgiving and since there will not be anything new from me posted up I
figured I should give you guys something that will stick with you over the
day long break. Normally that would be slightly difficult but after
receiving Tahiti 80's third full length, Fosbury, earlier this week I
think I have just the thing to tide all of you over until Friday. T80
started in France during the late 90's and while their sound before the new
album was primarily rooted in more straight edge indie pop they decided to
bring in Neal Pogue (Outkast) and Serban Ghenea (N.E.R.D.) to make a new
style of indie pop, one that is inspired by hip hop and soul music. I
realize that is a pretty interesting description for an indie pop band,
especially given the song by them that I put in the last EP, but amazingly
it comes together effortlessly. There really aren't too many words
that can describe just how fun Fosbury is so I am going to have to
ask you to just download the songs below so that you can see for yourself.
:Tahiti
80 - Changes:
If pop radio ever takes a minute to realize that this band is the equivalent
of a bigger, better and more inspired Maroon 5 then I guarantee you that
they will instantly become a household name. Of course that would mean
that we would be hearing this song all over the place for months but with
its insatiable beat and dreamy electro pop vocals I know it's not something
that would annoy me, ever. Also, there is a Jaga Jazzist Remix
of Changes and if you have some time to search for it then it is
definitely worth checking out.
:Tahiti 80 - Something About You Girl:
I suppose a proper description of this would be soul pop but I should point
out that I technically just made that up and I can't really say for sure
that I have ever heard soul enthused indie pop. On the other hand even
if I have it was obviously forgettable wherein this is something that is
totally worthy of grooving too for overly long periods of time. If
things get too chaotic tomorrow during Thanksgiving then I highly recommend
taking a moment to use the smoothness that is Something About You Girl
to make things better again.
Fosbury, which has a bonus disc for the US release, is
available now through
The Militia Group but if you would like to
hear a few more tracks before investing then you can jump over to the band's
Myspace.
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