In the tradition of bands like The Church, The Smiths, and more recent reincarnations of that 80’s English pop, stellastarr*, comes Soft Complex. Therir EP Barcelona+ is a smooth three songcollection including 4 remixed tracks. You can check out the title track below, but it would certainly be worth it to pick up the EP. This nicely recorded and produced synth pop debut is on the Silverthree label. Here’s w
hat the band would like you to know:
Soft Complex is former members of Burning Airlines, Phaser and Trixie Delicious, and our members have played on records with Engine Down and Two if By Sea. We’re from the Washington DC area; we’ve played with folks like stellastarr*, the Sounds, Cold War Kids, Bishop Allen, Dirty on Purpose and quite a few others. People tend to compare us to the Smiths and New Order, but really, we’re just trying to make some dancey rock music that we enjoy. Our next show will be at the 9:30 Club here in Washington DC on March 10. “Barcelona” is an EP that came out in October on Silverthree Sound Recordings. We’re going to be going into the studio this spring to record a full length, hopefully to be released this coming fall (2007).
From Mr. John Hell : Is Commercial Radio Still Relevant? Part 2
SF is the fourth largest market in the US, after NYC, LA, and Chicago. There is no reason to have a Hot 100 station here. But that’s what we get. This market deserves to have the same diversity in it’s broadcasting outlets, as it does in the faces on the streets. This is why pirate/micro stations are so important. The commercial radio market does not speak for you and me today. They speak for the consultants, and they speak for the record labels. With the growth of the Internet, and music sharing, major labels are not taking the risks they used to on new artists. There was a time that a label like Waner Brothers (WB) would sign a small act, knowing they would lose money on them at first. They figured their major artists could help carry them, until the small act grew and became a major. The small act would get support with recording, and touring, and some help with marketing. The second album would hopefully make them a better commodity. If they didn’t succeed by then, they might be cut. It wasn’t fun, but today we don’t see anything like this. Read more >>
