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Friday, September 29, 2006
 

We are at the end of the month!  I thought the last couple weeks had flown by but now that I see we are going to be in October by the end of the weekend I am sitting around wondering where the time went.  I added Permalinks to the site this week and I am still working on some other little things to spruce it up.  If any of you see anything that I should have then email me and let me know.  The EP this week is all about the buzz bands again and unless I feel the need to express a different theme it will probably default to that every week.  Enjoy!

Also, would you guys be interested in being able to download these in a zip file?

Friday EP Vol. 4

:Can Joann - Indecision's Way:  These guys from Chapel Hill, North Carolina are pretty amazing.  I had never even heard of them until they made a big splash this past week on blogs everywhere.  I saw a number of comparisons to Cursive's Tim Kasher and I have to say that the vocals are similar (no one can be as good as TK).  The band's sound is not very much like Cursive but it is something that commands attention.  Can Joann was my surprise band of the week and now they can be yours.

:The Silents - Little People:  The first thing that this band made me think of was The Vines (who they just wrapped up a tour with).  I very much liked the first Vines album because of how it was garage rock with a fun pop twist and The Silents emulate that sound but I think that they do it better then their fellow Australians.   I love the vibe this song has and it is a blast to just hang out and listen too.

:Fields - Song For The Fields:  I keep seeing the word progressive used to describe the band and when I don't see that I see people comparing them to Broken Social Scene.  I think both apply and I should admit that I have listened to this song about 12 times in a row because of how awesome it is.  The music is stunning and the vocals are more then captivating.

:The Changes - When I Wake:  The moment this song starts you will immediately begin to tap your feet with the music, then right after the vocals kick in you will feel the overwhelming need to sing-a-long to a song that you don't know the words too.  That sentence pretty much describes my feelings towards this song.  I don't know what is in the water in Chicago but there are a huge number of great indie pop bands calling that place home and if anymore come out I might have to move there.

:120 Days - Come Out (Come Down, Fade Out, Be Gone):
  120 Days is on Vice, which is the home of MSTRKRFT.  The mere mention of that label and that band should alert you that this is going to be some sort of electro-pop song.  That is mostly true except that this is a nine minute Norwegian electro-pop song which is way better.  This song pounds and pounds with it's well crafted snyth and hypnotizing vocals until you realize that is has yet again been another nine minutes since you started the track.  Enjoy blowing an entire afternoon listening to this and busting your best moves.

- John Laird -



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