Monday, January 14, 2008

Ready Fire Aim - As If It Were That Easy

In listening to my backlog of podcasts, I came across this fine gem, which led to reading/listening more about the band, Ready Fire Aim. Their sound is clean and electric, without being so synthy to make you feel anxious that Big Brother may be watching. It's a cozy sound all in all, like what you'd expect if Ben Gibbard replaced Dave Gahan from an earlier version of Depeche Mode, ala Music for the Masses/Violator era. (Or maybe more appropriately, the well mannered and polite offspring of Death Cab and DM.) Give it a listen, make some feedback.


Ready Fire Aim - As If It Were That Easy
Ready Fire Aim on Myspace

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Briana Winter - Hide

Definitely a strong pulse of a soft spoken breed, Briana Winter's voice floats above her rolling guitar lines, and drift along rather introspectively. It's what's good about folksy indie rock, and that's why we listen to it. Strong voices over music that's sublime but has it's own sense of intuitive complexity. It may remind some of a newer Suzanne Vega from the prime years, and there's nothing wrong with that.

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Briana Winters on Myspace