Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Foals

Based out of: Oxford, England
Years Together: 2005-Present
(Associated Acts: The Edmund Fitzgerald)

Labels:

  • Transgressive (UK)
  • Sub Pop (USA)

Members:

Yannis Philippakis - Vox/Guitar

Jack Beran - Drums

Jimmy Smith - Guitar

Edwin Congreave - Keyboard

Walter Gervers - Bass

Discography:

  1. Antidotes - 2008
  2. Total Life Forever - 2010

Sounds Like:

  • A warm June night on the outskirts streets of urban England.

Live:

  • The surge of energy which comes from the five members of the Foals, flow forcibly into your own body, & then you and the persons surrounding you become a sea of bodies moving in one constant air.

Videos:

  • The Foals videos are when ambient noise and emotion turn into visual entertainment for your ocular globes. Click the following link to view thier most recent video "The Orient" (for their new upcoming album due to release 15th June 2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52NNbxkniLk
  • An Embedded version of the video will be available shortly.
The Foals are simply amazing, that is all I have to say.

HEALTH

Based out of: Los Angeles, California
(Bands name is always spelled in CAPS)
Years Together: 2006 - Present

Labels:

  • Lovepump Untitled
  • Trouble Records
  • Flemish Eye
  • No pain in pop

Members:

Benjamin Jared Miller - Vox/Guitar

Jake Duzsik - Drums

John Famiglietti - Bass/Noise/Keys

Jupiter Keyes - Guitar/Noise/Keys

Discography:

  1. HEALTH - released by Lovepump United in 2007
  2. HEALTH/ Disco - released by Lovepump United in 2008 (remix album)
  3. Get Color - released in 2009

Sounds Like:

  • NOISE- Amazing!

Live:

  • Live, Health will make your ears bleed. In a good way

Videos:

(You may be asked to confirm that you are 18yrs or older to view the video)

An Embedded version will be available shortly.

To sum up HEALTH, this band affects an individual on all levels. They give fans a sensory overload, through song, video, and performance. If your willing to add anything to your itunes or ipod, HEALTH would be worth the listen.

Dananananaykroyd


Based out of: Glasglow, Scotland

Years Together: 2006-Present
Label: Best Before Records


(Band's name is a play on the Canadian actor's name, Dan Aykroyd)




Members:

Duncan Robertson - Guitar

David Roy - Guitar

Calum Gunn - Vox/Drums

John Baillie - Vox/Drums

Paul Carlin - Drums

Ryan McGiness - Bass





Discography:
  1. Hey Everyone! - 6th April 2009






Sounds Like:

  • The best summer day a person could ever have.



Live:


  • Six people going nuts and making you feel like your on acid.



Videos:



An Embeded version of the video will be coming shortly.


All and all, I would recommend this band to anyone. Their sound and energy is simply amazing, anyone unwilling to give Dananananaykroyd a listen is a fool.