“Love Me Like You” by The Magic Numbers:
Author: aftertheshow (Page 143 of 192)
“Little Numbers” by BOY from the album Mutual Friends:
I saw The Sanglorians play a great set Friday night at El Cid in Silverlake.
A six-piece LA-based band, The Sanglorians started their set with “Seventh Avenue.”
Songs that stood out were “My Subconscious,” “The Only Way Out Is In,” and “Everybody Likes A Pretty Girl.” The band played with lots of energy, and the songs really benefited from the use of violin and occasional trumpet.
Their penultimate song was a cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding.” The cover featured powerful distorted guitar sounds and a violin melody line that initially grounded the song but then elevated it to another level.
The Sanglorians plan to release an album in mid-October. For more info. check out Sanglorians.com
I just got around to hearing the latest Camera Obscura album Desire Lines, and I didn’t really connect with any of the songs…except “Break It To You Gently.”
“Break It To You Gently” is sonically upbeat and similar to a song like “Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken.” It’s really Camera Obscura at its best. And the second verse is even better than the first — how many songs can claim that distinction?
Album version + a live video:
Joanna Gruesome is a band from Cardiff that makes dreamy, distorted music with (deliberately) too-quiet vocals.
Their songs really “cleanse the musical palate” — when you’re tired of listening to your usual music and everything sounds a little stale, put on some Joanna Gruesome (top 3 songs are below) to get out of your rut.
1. “Pantry Girl”
2. “Do You Really Wanna Know Why Yr Still In Love With Me?”
3. “Lemonade Grrl”
Have you heard Cage The Elephant’s new song “Come A Little Closer”?
I’m not too familiar with their other music but “Come A Little Closer” is really impressive — it starts off with subdued, slightly distorted vocals and a driving drum beat and explodes into the chorus before going back to the more restrained verses: