I’m going to take another week off of my 1000 Minutes project to talk about a couple of tracks that I’ve found over the past week or so. The artists are relatively new – at least from what I can find; soak these in and then sit back and watch where they go next. If these are indicators, it should be good.
SAFE – Twenty Years On (mp3)
It’s minimal – just voice over top of keys – but you’ll catch some auditory quirks sprinkled into this track from SAFE. A track that talks about cocaine and fist fights has never had such a comfortable song to call home. SAFE is on Lasercave, and has a self-titled cassette EP that’s available right now, which has one of the coolest cover pictures I’ve seen in a long time.
Based on the pictures I’ve seen, I’d have expected a far more grandiose and odd song; but maybe that’s the real peculiarity of SAFE. Or maybe the point is his name – not his look. Make your mother proud: don’t judge this book by his cover.
Ancient Crux – Wing Walker (mp3)
A band with a name like Ancient Crux sounds like they are going to be a lot more grinding than they actually are; and then when you listen to them, you realize that there was nothing to fear. There are shades of punk and new wave just under the surf-pop sheen that is becoming prevalent of late, but nothing that would frighten small children. (If this disappoints you, you might have stumbled onto the wrong blog.)
Looking at their web presence, it’s obvious immediately that the band doesn’t take themselves too seriously. Their MySpace page pronounces that they sound like “something Roy Orbison shit out.” Under influences, they have the video for Busta Rhymes’ “Woo Hah! (Got You All In Check)” with ODB, which is undeniably awesome.
They’ve got a couple of split releases out already, and this particular track comes from their 12” on Family Time Records. I’ll be looking forward to see where they’re headed. It feels good. I want the recipe.
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