Wednesday, February 6, 2008

A hole bunch of new stuff...


Heyyyy! I found a bunch of new stuff that I would like to share.

I found this new band Ivoryline. They are currently ranked number one on purevolumes top list of new signed artists. The bands first album 'There Came A Lion' hit the stores yesterday, February 5th. The band roots back to 2005, trying to make it big and seek attention in Texas. With a great deal of dedication and motivation they began creating awesome music with incredible lyrics categorized as rock/alternative/indie in style.
What I personally really enjoy about Ivoryline is that their songs can vary in sound from song to song. Some are more pop/punk-like and the next can have a more rock/metalcore style to it. I like when bands have varying sounds, it keeps the music from sounding repetitive and getting boring. It also gives a new band potential to attract listeners with different tastes.

Two songs you must download by this band are 'Remind Me I'm Alive' and 'Be Still and Breath'.
Both of these songs are off their first and new album and can be previewed at http://www.purevolume.com/ivoryline.

If you want to check out the lyrics to these songs to see a little more what the bands about heres some links....
http://www.rockpoplyrics.com/ivoryline/remindmeimalive.php
http://www.rockpoplyrics.com/ivoryline/bestillandbreathe.php

Another band that I have come accross recently that I think will gain a great deal of popularity in the near future is Pensive. The band categorizes itself as rock/alternative/powerpop. Their songs are all really upbeat and have similar sounds as other bands that have gained popularity recently who have the same sound. Despite the fact that theres a million and one bands out there trying to make it big with this style of music I think this band will eventually make it to the top. They will not seek the approval of those who are into hardcore but some of their songs stand out as ones that will be hits in the future. The band is currently touring hoping to gain popularity and pick up a record label.
I personally feel that some of their songs share the same sound as Fall Out Boys earlier music (before they started completely sucking. Sorry!) and one of their songs 'Live Fast' off their new album is one that sticks out to me eventhough I generally wouldn't personally listen to music like this. The song has a feel to it that early Taking Back Sunday had.
Check out their myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=4964079

And one more band I'm going to talk about due to popular demand lol is Shiney Toy Guns. My roomates started listening to this band and it wasn't at all what I expected. Their really isn't any music out right now that could really compare to this band. Its not the typical style of music I would listen to but their songs are really entertaining and have good beats. They are categorized as Indie/Rock/Electronica. Personally this music somewhat reminds me of a slower female/male version of Hellogoodbyes music. what I find most interesting about this band is that it has the ability to be relaxing yet have a techno/electronica sound to it which is something I have never heard before in any other band.
Check out one of their party songs:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7gCRSH6sec

any suggestions for next post?
lataaaa

1 comment:

Jessica Hill said...

I haven't gotten a chance to listen to Pensive or Ivoryline yet.. I plan on it .. but I loovvvee Shiny Toy Guns.. so different. I think that is the most important thing in up and coming bands.. if you're not different you will definitley be forgotten about quickly!