'Sup Music Sluts--Through my numerous sources, I've learned of some new information about some music I've been hyping lately. Just a short FYI before we head into the weekend.
Remember the Crosses EP I was encouraging y'all to download (for free!). At the time of it's release, the band didn't have an actual name so I just labeled it something like "Chino Moreno Side Project" or something like that. They are calling themselves The Stems but cross symbols are used instead of actual Ts. This kind of gets frustrating when you're doing searches on Google for them because most of the websites pull up another The Stems from Perth, Australia. It doesn't really matter, yet, because they don't have much press out but it's still annoying.
Vanaprasta is releasing their debut LP, Healthy Geometry, on November 1, 2011. If you follow them on twitter, you probably already know that they're really excited about it. As am I, boys...as am I. Still no word on the exact date of their show in Pheonix but, if I hear anything, you know I'll share it.
This is the second song/artist I said you needed to check out from last week's weekly haul. This track is heavily reminiscent (at least in my view) of music from the late 60s-early 70s -- definitely has that whole "just jammin' out in the garage" feel. I vaguely compared it to "I want you (She's so heavy)" from the Beatles Abbey Road Album in that the music -- the guitar, the drums, the bass-- floods over you. If I went to opium dens (do they still exist? I don't think so), this song would be on the playlist -- somewhere in the middle, after the hallucinations had set in. And, perhaps it's just me, but I felt something a little jazzy about the vocals -- not Broadway jazzy, Memphis and New Orleans jazzy. Whatever it was, I liked it. Anyway, I've checked out their website and am seriously loving the rest of their music (a couple downloadables there, I think), so I am urging you to listen some more. They are doing a short tour next month, hitting the big spots -- LA, Vegas, Portland, etc. (No AZ, though...not even Pheonix ::tear::). If you want this song, you can still download it for free at Fuse, which is in the links.
Update: I was misinformed....Vanaprasta will be making a stop in Pheonix, along with Stone Foxes, sometime in September. I'll update with venue info when that draws near.
