the depreciation guild (free album of the week)
The Killers. You may hate them or love them, but I love their fans. The offical board to the band may have its fair share of "OMG BRANDEN IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOT" kids but for every fanboy/girl there's a couple of fantastic music fans. So fantastic, that they've kindly provided a number of bands for us to enjoy.
First up is a New York band called The Depreciation Guild. They're not exactly the Polyphonic Spree: according to their MySpace they're just "two guys and a Famicom (that's a NES to us youngsters)". Their debut album, "In Her Gentle Jaws" was put on their website for free and I really, really recommend you download it. It's a superb listen.
Their sound is so lush and beautiful, yet so full of energy and enthusiasm when the time is right- I keep thinking this is what the Postal Service would have sounded with a younger Ben Gibbard and more input from Jimmy Tamborello. The guitars and the techno/shoegaze mixture is just perfect, with great melodies and sweet vocals. Sadly, you sometimes forget about the vocals when listening to In Her Gentle Jaws- and that's a huge shame, as some of the prettiest lyrics I've ever heard were just drowned out by crashing guitars. Granted, they're not poetry, but they certainly get the job done. It's an uptempo musical extravaganza that will appeal in some way to every self-respecting music fan.
Songs to recommend: Butterfly Kisses, Nautilus.
If you like this you'll like:... tough to call. The album's free, so go ahead and download it!
www.inhergentlejaws.com free download of the album.
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