As I
indicated in an earlier post, I have been worried about this weekend, in terms
of whether the reviews will really get read. For the Fourth of July weekend I
made sure to write about British bands, thinking that it would be a normal day
for their fans, and I think it worked out okay. This weekend I did the negative
review, and I have two bands that I was not sure how to handle, so I am
combining them. I became aware of both when they followed me on Twitter.
Bon-Bon
I have been
holding off on reviewing Bon-Bon because she only had one song. Previously the
minimum number of songs for any of the bands has been 3, with 5 being more
common. I thought perhaps I could do a bunch of single song bands together, but
she was sort of the only one. So, I thought I could do her today, and she suddenly
added a second song on the 25th, which is getting some attention. I am sticking
with the plan, but now I have doubts. I guess I can always return to her if
there is suddenly more.
In the two
songs on Soundcloud, there is a sort of a retro funk vibe, possibly some Amy
Winehouse influence, but not as obviously indebted to the 60s. Technically
"She Don't Want To Know" is listed as indie pop, and "Lois Lane" is listed as Lo-fi Pop. The
accompaniment is interesting, but at times it seems to overpower the vocals, so
could probably benefit from better mixes.
Buried
By Tomorrow
Buried By
Tomorrow had the usual five songs, and I listened to them some time ago, and
then as I started the write-up, I discovered they had broken up. That week
required some scrambling, but I still got two reviews in. I wasn't sure what to
do about Buried though. It did not feel right to skip them, but was there a point
in covering them. Therefore, they end up on today. Their EP Even The Dead
Can Dream is still available on iTunes and Spotify.
Buried By
Tomorrow was a hardcore/metalcore screamo from Quebec. They had some pretty good range to
them, with a delicate instrumental in "Intro", and then moving right
into the grows and aggression that is expected of screamo on "Every Smile
Tells A Lie", but without completely losing melody.
It's not
exactly my genre, and I am more aware now of how triggering their album cover can
be than on my first round of listening, but I find myself disappointed that
they are gone. I think there was some real potential there. I hope the
individual members move on to other things.
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Are You Alice is one of the 2 guitarist new band. https://www.facebook.com/Mitchcoverz
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