Band of the Week: Black Kids

Discography:
2008 Partie Traumatic

Sharon's Thoughts:
It has an 80's sound that is both nostalgic and comforting. I like it.

Sharon's Rating:
3/5

Dusty's Thoughts:
Nice Cure-ish new-wavy stuff, complete with synths and vocals/lyrics ripped from Robert Smith. It's upbeat...but can be a bit obnoxious at times. It's a great CD to listen to in the car, but it seems a little out of place when listened to in the house.

Dusty's Rating:
2.5/5

Favorite Songs:
"Hit the Heartbrakes", "Hurricane Jane", "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You"

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Band of the Week: The Daysleepers

Discography:

2008 Drowned in a Sea of Sound

Rating:

3/5

Thoughts:

The first song reminds me of “Don’t Fear the Reaper”. They have a cool, shoegazy-pop sound, and I was immediately drawn in. The more I listened to it, though, the less impressive it sounded. It’s not that the songs were bad, it’s just that they all seem to blend together. There were times they reminded me of Bloomsday and The Lassie Foundation, so that was pretty cool. Overall, it’s not a bad album...there’s just not much to it. It’s nice if you’re looking for a airy, noisy summer album.

Favorites:

“Release the Kraken”

Next week: Black Kids

Band of the Week: The Submarines

Background Ramblings:
The members of this band (John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard) dated for a while. Before recording their first album (Declare a New State), they broke up, so they recorded the album in shifts…never in the studio at the same time. After recording the album (filled with songs about their relationship and break-up), they realized they still loved each other. So they got back together and got married (awwwwwww!), then recorded their second album.

Discography:
2006 Declare a New State!
2008 Honeysuckle Weeks

Sharon’s Rating:
3.5/5

Dusty’s Rating:
4/5

Consensus Thoughts:
Fantastic, summery pop music. The instrumentation is fun and inventive. We like their first album better. We love how their voices sound together, and there’s not too much of that on the second album. The second album is good, but it's just not as good as the first one.

Favorites:
“Peace and Hate”, “Hope”, “Darkest Things”, “Maybe”, “Xavia”

Our band for next week is: The Daysleepers.

Discography:
2008 Drowned in a Sea of Sound