Monsters Are Waiting
August 8, 2006
The first song on Fascination by Monsters Are Waiting must be the one being pushed for radio play. It’s a very pop, radio friendly tune fueled by beautiful lead singer Annalee Fery’s soft, comfortably nasaly voice. It’s that nice pop formula A-B-A-B-10 second guitar riff bridge (because you can’t get away with those Jimmy Page solo’s anymore–it’s gotta be NPR intro/outro useable) and back to B, hold the last note, add a little tremelo, fade out. After that first song, this album truly unfolds. It’s as if I were listening to the Pretenders for the first time again (they are nothing like the Pretenders, it’s the experience I’m trying to get at here). It becomes that original. The compositions that follow are very classy and layered like a good pop sound should be. Great little guitar riffs that intersplice the melody along with nice keyboard trimming. They have been touring noin-stop and are sure to hit your town soon. Catch them, even if it’s just to get a closer look at Annalee’s keyboard.
Also, thanks to my friend Chris Marsteller from The Loons who sent me these very funny videos. Please do check these out. They made me laugh and if you have any kind of funny bone in ya, you’ll laugh too.
From Hedonistica, who the heck are these guys? Sign ‘em Gef! Come on! They can dance. No seriously, who are they? Somebody tell me.
And from a band called Hurra Torpedo out of Norway comes this truly original rendition of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Who are these people?
And, an e-amil I will just paste to the end of this post (I’m getting lazy):
For Those Who Know is a psychedelic band from Austin, Texas, who released a self-titled EP that came out last year, and caught a lot of attention here in Texas. Comparisons have been made to the Jesus and Mary Chain, New Order, Sonic Youth, and My Bloody Valentine. You can download the entire album for free here and at their myspace. They are currently planning a tour to the East Coast for October, and on August 10th they will play their first show in California, headlining at the Silverlake Lounge with the Fleeting Joys, the Meeting Places, and Rachel Goldstar (of Experimental Aircraft).
FTWK : Competition
FTWK : Night at the Dance
FTWK : Monday
FTWK : Grow Old Together
