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October 21, 2004
Coming soon to a theatre near you
TV On The Radio and The Faint are playing at the Showbox on November 6th. I happen to be busy that night, but if you find yourself bored in Seattle that night looking for something to do, maybe checking these folks out would do the trick.
TV On The Radio get called "art rock" a lot, and I've seen them get compared to Peter Gabriel as well (probably the "Shock The Monkey" Gabriel, not the "In Your Eyes" one) - creative arrangements, rich production, subtle experimentation, good song-writing. I think "art rock" is a uselessly snooty label, but hey, if that's what the kids are calling it, who am I to argue. From the album Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes.
TV On The Radio - The Wrong Way
TV On The Radio - Dreams
The Faint make what I call dance punk, but that's just because I'm too ignorant to know what they actually call it. There's a new wavey kind of feel to it, but it's electro and edgy enough that I can dig it. A review on Amazon compares them to both Duran Duran and Daft Punk, so clearly ymmv here.
The Faint - Southern Belles In London Sing, from the album Wet From Birth
The Faint - Agenda Suicide, from the album Danse Macabre
Posted by Scotto at October 21, 2004 09:00 AM