YYY’s

Wildbirds and Peacedrums

Its Saturday and I’m in the office. Granted, its not a ton of work I’ve gotta do, but its taking some time to get it done. Been listening to a catalog of songs that I represent and trying to see which ones sound close enough to JUSTICE, YYY’s, Interpol and Bloc Party.

I shouldn’t be complaining, it seems quite a lot better than this job.

Been taking breaks to clean out my Indie Music Filter e-mail (as well as update the mobile site). Remembered getting a track by Wildbirds and Peacedrums, a Swedish duo who forge spiritual pop, primal blues and ecstatic soul. Wildbirds and Peacedrums are charismatic singer Mariam Wallentin and drummer Andrea Werliin. I’ve got I Can Tell In His Eyes streaming right now from their myspace page.

Here I’ll give you Doubt/Hope. Just vocals, drums and hand claps. I can’t quite figure out who commands more, Mariam or the pounding drums. Consider this track slightly outside of what you’d normally expect to hear on this site, but moving and inspirational.

The Joy Formidable

Didn’t think I’d be in the office here on Family Day. Shouldn’t I be doing something with my brothers and parents? Well, this week is going to be quite busy, so I thought I’d get a good jump start.

Got an e-mail today from Rhydian, bass player of The Joy Formidable. Really enjoyed what I heard on their myspace page, so I naturally wanted to get the word out. A three piece currently living in London (2 originally from Wales, 1 from Devon(shire?)). They’ve been together for only 8 months or so, but you’d think way longer by how good these songs sound. From the three on the site, catchy background falsetto vocals and fuzz seem to be the common hook. Hear that YYY‘s and Breeders influence so far.

Here’s Cradle, love this track. Check out Austere live on Channel M.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNo9tA1KPF4[/youtube]

The Heartless Bastards

After repeated listens from shotgun in volvos, I’ve finally remembered to look up The Heartless Bastards. And wow, I’m a couple years late. But you know what? It ain’t a race. For me its about discovery.

These Heartless Bastards are a three piece from Ohio fronted by the powerful vocals of Erika Wennerstrom. They were suc

cessfully signed to Fat Possum Records after one of Erika’s demos was passed along to the label by Patrick Carney from The Black Keys. In 2005 they put out Stairs and Elevators, 2006 was All This Time. Both have received rave reviews.

Check out Into The Open. Vocals remind me of Karen O of the YYYs. More on their myspace page.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAgS0cBVPbc[/youtube]

All This Time