I'm going to continue in the footsteps of eightbitsamurai and post this in the middle of the night because I can't sleep. This is a band that I couldn't get enough of this past year. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
Artist: Sir Sly
Album: No full album released yet
Release: fingers crossed
Genres: #IndieRock, #PostDubstep, #Sly-Fi
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BIO
They've been called a darker counterpart to Foster the People. This LA based band has been one of this years up-and-comers. The band consists of the trio adequately named Landon Jacobs, Jason Suwito, and Hayden Coplen. This is the part where I "copy paste" a review because I think it does a pretty good job...
"Recorded, mixed and mastered by the band themselves at their home studio, their music is melancholy electronic rock with the emphasis on the singing and the melody rather than any computer experimentation. It's moody and forlorn, the sound of a bloke bleating about his troubles over sadly surging synths, but, counter-intuitively, it seems to be capturing people's attention. You're meant to be able to hear the words, which fairly evidently address the confusion and despair that result from a broken relationship. "All of my love was wasted on you," Landon Jacobs sings on Where I'm Going. On Ghost he's haunted by memories of a past love. It doesn't appear to be a metaphor for a dead affair, but a literal song about a ghost, although cleverly it's him who's singing from the other side ("Why did I go before you?"). Gold makes it three explorations of remorse and regret on the trot ("I don't owe you anything … I hope you find your dreams"), and three brooding yet rousing anthems. Again, the refrain ("Mouth is made of metal, pocketful of yellow") has the catchiness, and is vocally delivered with the rhythmic playfulness, of a rap track. You can easily imagine the beat being sampled as the undercarriage for a hip-hop hit."
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TRACKLIST
Let Go ft. Kele & MNDR (Sir Sly Remix)
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Also, I'd like to give a complimentary shoutout to Esrever for creating the handy template for creating these posts. Nice job dude!
This is interesting! I haven't heard their stuff, but I certainly will now, because of this. This is a large part of what got me so excited about this idea in the first place. Discovery and discussion? Right on. Cheers ProtrudedDemand
I'm usually more about the sound than the lyrics. Growing up with all EDM does that to you. I really like this band because they focus on both. They have great lyrics and a great sound. They're in my top five right now.
I'm really hoping that these posts help me get out of my comfort zone. I'm always looking for new music but I feel like it usually ends up being the same thing repeated over and over. I want to find something truly different...