This week's foursome come from some acts
who've been knockin' on the QBiM door lately.
who've been knockin' on the QBiM door lately.
The Honored Guests are from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and bring a sense of experimentation and adventure to a multi-sensory sound style that makes you want to stetch out your hand and run your fingers through their melodies. I don't think I've even begun to scratch the surface to The Honored Guests music yet--each listen brings with it something unexpected and new that wasn't there the last time I listened. They've released their latest, Tastes Change, on Breakfast Mascot Music; if you're smart (and I know you are) you'll get it now and be ahead of the hype.The Honored Guests, "Summer Snow"
+The Honored Guests
+official
+Myspace
+more mp3s
+buy Tastes Change here
The Setups hail from Chicago, and have a fight on their hands. Like walking into the winds of the windy city, The Setups are battling for attention and recognition amongst many the Fall Out Boy-wannabes of the local music scene. That's not as easy as it sounds, but The Setups are putting up one hell of a fight, and by the sound of the early demos available via their Myspace site, they'll be able to do some damage. Theirs is an earnest, almost innocent sound that's kind of refreshing after having listened to an endless stream of artists that sound alike. If you like what you hear, drop them a line; I'm sure they'd appreciate the support.The Setups, "Somewhere In My Mind"
+The Setups
+Myspace
+more mp3s
Jade McNelis is originally from Tallahassee, Florida but moved to Montreal about a year ago to kick her recording career into high gear. She's wasted no time doing as the Montrealers do, enlisting the likes of Murray Lightburn and Patrick Krief of The Dears, Chris Seligman and Evan Cranley of Stars, Brad and Andrew Barr of The Slip and Gregory Paquet (ex-The Stills) to help her out on her 6-song, debut EP. "Life In Grey" may be a short number, but there's more than enough ideas packed into it for you to enjoy.Jade McNelis, "Life In Grey"
+Jade McNelis
+label site (Good Fences)
+Myspace
+more mp3s
I was more than a little perplexed by my initial exposure to The Zetland Players. They're what I imagine Franz Ferdinand would sound like if they wore suspenders and overalls rather than skinny ties and wedge haircuts. There are lots of band's who try to reimagined well-established musical genres, but most of them just end up butchering the sound or looking like a complete bunch of morons. The Zetland Players may not have started out intending to make neo-folk, but somewhere along the way they discovered how to make a traditional sounding record that is anything but traditional. And it sounds like they're having a blast doing it.The Zetland Players, "1 in 7"
+The Zetland Players
+official
+Myspace
+more mp3s
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