Surfer Blood
http://www.myspace.com/surferblood
Surfer Blood following in the footsteps of fellow Americans The Drums are yet another band who have been subject to serious hype of late and yet again deservedly so. Coming out of the white squall, Surfer blood divulge in power chords with hints of Weezer about them, sing-along pop harmonies and guitar sounds that are simultaneously and diversely fuzzy are most evident on 'Swim'. The vocals stretch but sound very comfortable in doing so and the songs are rife with guitar stops and drops that allow each song to re-launch and reinvigorate itself taking everyone with it. Having heard 'Swim' it would be easy to write this hyped band off as a one track band but with other tracks such as 'Floating Vibes' and 'Take it Easy' you would be foolish to brand them with this label. They have substance and a great depth of tracks that will make up their debut album 'Astro Coast' which is already set to be one not too miss for 2010. Having seen them live three times in the last week it's evident that this band have huge potential to be a seriously great band.
Surfer Blood - Swim (to reach the end)
Hyacinth Girls
http://www.myspace.com/hyacinthgirls
A band whose name is derived from T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' might be an easy one to brandish as contrived in a poetic abundance of youth. However, Hyacinth Girl give you audio with influences drawn from early 90's lo-fi bands such as Pavement and Sonic Youth. This band are a refreshingly loud and noisey addition to the somewhat dare I say it 'buzzy' Manchester Scene that is subject to bands who won't be here in a years time. I can't help but feel that Hyacinth Girl will evade this fate and make a name for themselves even if it is in a similar vain of cult-esque following the likes of Fugazis DIY ethic have enjoyed with great success. Hopefully someone can coax this band out of Manchester very soon and a single release will follow.
Hyacinth Girl - No Brainer
Girls Names
http://www.myspace.com/girlsnames
Northern Irelands newest export caught my attention by citing bands such as Orange Juice, Black Tambourine and The Pastels as influences and upon hearing tracks such as 'Blood River' they instantly caught my ear and got me very excited about this band. Being inspired to listen to bands based solely on their influences often leaves me left disappointed, however, in the case of Girls Names who after only two weeks of forming a band supported Wavves and survived definitely got me interested. Short noisey pop songs with a deluge of vocal reverb is going to see Girls Names become one of Northern Irelands best new bands. I was amazed to find the band were in fact a duo. Duos are often such a hit and miss concept but Girls Names really deliver and create such a powerful and exciting sound. They tick every current and future trend, lo-fi, shoe-gaze and surf pop without being contrived and accused of following such trends. They are about to embark on a UK tour supporting La La Vasquez so catch them if you can.
Girls Names - Blood River
http://www.myspace.com/surferblood
Surfer Blood following in the footsteps of fellow Americans The Drums are yet another band who have been subject to serious hype of late and yet again deservedly so. Coming out of the white squall, Surfer blood divulge in power chords with hints of Weezer about them, sing-along pop harmonies and guitar sounds that are simultaneously and diversely fuzzy are most evident on 'Swim'. The vocals stretch but sound very comfortable in doing so and the songs are rife with guitar stops and drops that allow each song to re-launch and reinvigorate itself taking everyone with it. Having heard 'Swim' it would be easy to write this hyped band off as a one track band but with other tracks such as 'Floating Vibes' and 'Take it Easy' you would be foolish to brand them with this label. They have substance and a great depth of tracks that will make up their debut album 'Astro Coast' which is already set to be one not too miss for 2010. Having seen them live three times in the last week it's evident that this band have huge potential to be a seriously great band.
Surfer Blood - Swim (to reach the end)
Hyacinth Girls
http://www.myspace.com/hyacinthgirls
A band whose name is derived from T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' might be an easy one to brandish as contrived in a poetic abundance of youth. However, Hyacinth Girl give you audio with influences drawn from early 90's lo-fi bands such as Pavement and Sonic Youth. This band are a refreshingly loud and noisey addition to the somewhat dare I say it 'buzzy' Manchester Scene that is subject to bands who won't be here in a years time. I can't help but feel that Hyacinth Girl will evade this fate and make a name for themselves even if it is in a similar vain of cult-esque following the likes of Fugazis DIY ethic have enjoyed with great success. Hopefully someone can coax this band out of Manchester very soon and a single release will follow.
Hyacinth Girl - No Brainer
Girls Names
http://www.myspace.com/girlsnames
Northern Irelands newest export caught my attention by citing bands such as Orange Juice, Black Tambourine and The Pastels as influences and upon hearing tracks such as 'Blood River' they instantly caught my ear and got me very excited about this band. Being inspired to listen to bands based solely on their influences often leaves me left disappointed, however, in the case of Girls Names who after only two weeks of forming a band supported Wavves and survived definitely got me interested. Short noisey pop songs with a deluge of vocal reverb is going to see Girls Names become one of Northern Irelands best new bands. I was amazed to find the band were in fact a duo. Duos are often such a hit and miss concept but Girls Names really deliver and create such a powerful and exciting sound. They tick every current and future trend, lo-fi, shoe-gaze and surf pop without being contrived and accused of following such trends. They are about to embark on a UK tour supporting La La Vasquez so catch them if you can.
Girls Names - Blood River
