Emails! Lots of emails to sift through on a Monday morning. Thought I’d share a couple I found a little interesting.
Lets start in Vienna, Austria. James Hersey creates a simple, upbeat, pop music. Light electronic elements bouncing around a singer/songwriter type structure. Very fun and summery. He is singing about hitting the beach which is awesome because I thought Austria was landlocked? Maybe he means like, we should hit an Alpine Lake Beach? Don’t say maybe, that IS what I am sure he means.
James is generating some buzz at home. His song showed some strong love on National Alt rock Radio FM 4. I don’t speak German (Austrians speak German right?) but I think FM 4 is a national radio service akin to the CBC… some one wiser please leave a comment and let me know. If “likes” on Facebook are to be believed, a couple people listen to it.
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From Vienna to Chicago we go.
Panda Riot are fuzzing out the nu-gaze on their upcoming record Northern Automatic Music (Feb 19th, Saint Marie Records).
If our above song was a more traditional sounding pop song… Panda Riot add a few more layers of dense reverb and stacked harmonies. Gorgeous female vocal melodies carry the weight guitar squeal.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 