Dan Auerbach, left (vocals and guitars) and Patrick Carney (drums and percussions)
Gotta get to know The Black Keys, the wickedly magnifincent two-piece band of blues-rock in low fidelity formed by the Akron Ohio duo, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. Their stylish blues-rock dabble in funk and psychedelia is vintage late 60s to the uttermost and always so much more to my liking. It is absolutely exciting to think that Cream has somehow survived in the music of The Black Keys.
Their stripped-down dirty sound is raw and thrilling in the blend of passionate thrashing drums and gritty, riff heavy guitar and their vocals in Auerbach has got an extraordinary powerful, rusty voice made perfect for blues-rock. The Black Keys is more than just rock n' roll, the duo is the one singular answer that illustrate the art of blues-rock in sheer brilliance and class with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant all claiming to be the fans of the band.
10 a.m. Automatic from their third studio album Rubbery Factory
The prolific pair who does most of their recording, mixing and producing themselves, has recently released their fifth studio album- Attack & Release.
Official Website: www.theblackkeys.com
I was drawn to immediate attention of that visitbritain advertisement on the telly when I heard the song. It brought me straight back to 1997, when Britpop was bursting at the seams with the likes of Oasis, Blur, Pulp, The Verve and Suede. Supergrass emerged among these established names during the high peak era of Britpop in the 90s and continue to be influencial at present to many other British new rising bands such as the Artic Monkeys. Nevermind it was something from the last decade, 'Sun Hits The Sky' remains one of the very best from Supergrass. Afterall, it was simply the ideal song for that advert.
Tilly and the Wall, twee as fuck! You got these cute girls with heart melting smiles, singing you hand clapping, foot stomping catchy songs of cheeky tunes; it's what I call gay! I mean merry fucking gay, happy, gay!
All the way from Nebraska, USA, Tilly and the Wall is addictive happy pills formed by three birds and two lads and among them a married couple. Yet another band without a drummer, they got a tap dancer to work out the percussion instead. It might be an unusual feat, but Jamie Williams' tap dancing has infused such energetic feel to their joyful folk-pop; often marred with the beat of hand claps, shakers and tambourine, it works so fine that I'm so tempted to tap me feet every time I hear them songs. A wide range vocals from Neely Jenkins, Kianna Alarid, and Derek Pressnall which interchange to take lead and back up in different songs gives Tilly and the Wall a multi-dimensional interpretation.
Awaiting their third studio album due to be released in June, their sophomore album Bottoms of Barrels is still making most of it to lure all twee lovers. Here's one popular favourite, Bad Education :
The Kills' what I called the murderous duo, kicking on my itch and have me dead, smiling. Formed by American Alison 'VV' Mosshart and British Jamie 'Hotel' Hince in 2000, theirs got whole lot about them, music and fucking charisma I say.
Jamie 'Hotel' Hince (left with guitar) and Alison 'VV' Mosshart (right)
It all started when Alison Mosshart overheard Jamie Hince playing his guitar upstairs her hotel room. They decided to put their bizarre musical brains together the next year and struck up a song-writing partnership sending their work tapes via air-mail across the Atlantic. Eventually, they shrugged off all approaches from major labels in true punk fashion, which later saw their debut Black Rooster EP released under British indie label Dominic Records in 2002.
Their music is a brand new revelation to Garage and Post Punk, crafted with the evil touch of Blues decorated with equally dark and surreal lyrics. Playing famously with only a guitar and a drum machine, the duo has won recognition through their honest, sassy and dynamic performance at their live gigs. Alison VV is known for chain-smoking while singing on stage and the duo rarely speaks to the audience, but thats what the Kills are about. It's music stripped down to the core. No frills, no fuss, no flashy stage show, just them on stage doing their stuff with that 'couldn't care less' attitude. Alison VV has that brutally sexy vocals on minor keys coos very much equiped and with Jamie Hince even stylish riff's in the balance, their chemistry is instantaneous and a phonomenon.
The band recently released their third album- Midnight Boom, still their usual dark and sexy psychedelic bluesy punk at the very best. Their official website www.thekills.tv, and find out a lot more about them at thekills.blogspot.com
