A tight r&b derivative beat strings everything together, bass drives the lamentingly confused vocals, comparisons to The xx become almost unavoidable, and the internet might have just found its new favourite band.
New MusicAuthor Phil Gwyn
SOTD #62 // The Mary Onettes: ‘The Night Before The Funeral’
‘The Night Before The Funeral’ tugs at the brain in all the right places with an almost indecent amount of hooks that recalls label-mates The Radio Dept. at their head-arresting best.
SOTD #55 // Twin Sister: ‘Lady Daydream’
“Lady Daydream” is smoothly concocted with a respectful nod to the past in its simple melodies and brooding atmospherics, and a nudge to the present with a facelessly efficient rhythm that hums like a spaced out update of The xx.
SOTD #52 // Beach Fossils: ‘Youth’
“Youth” manages to sound exactly like what we wish The Drums might sound like if they spent more time wrapped in introspection and less time worrying about everyone’s opinion of them.
SOTD #50 // Yuck: ‘Suicide Policeman’
“Suicide Policeman” manages to pull off the often attempted but rarely succeeded task of sounding completely regressive without feeling hackneyed or irrelevant.
SOTD #48 // Diamond Rings: ‘Wait & See’
His lack of self consciousness, infectious charisma, and ability to nail down emotions most people spend years trying to articulate properly are just three of the reasons why we’re so close to digging for the wallet on this one.
