It's 2013 and synth group Ugly Kids Club have wasted no time. They kept busy all throughout the past year, and they are showing no signs of slowing down now. With the new year of course comes new music from this top notch indie group. Get into their double A-Side single "Rain and Bones".
Don't be fooled by the frightening cover, this group is certainly not something demonic or satanic. The group seem to have decided to drift from their original plan of being an electronic group, and are now exploring more rock venues, and it really does work for them.
"Bones" is the harder of the two tracks, featuring heavy guitar riffs and intense lyrics. Both vocalists come off very strong in this track, but the guitars and drums often drown out the voices, making the real meaning behind the song hard to understand. I am not sure if this was intentional, as I am sure the song was meant to feel intense.
The stronger of the two is certainly "Rain." This song may not be as pounding and driven as the other, but it is all around a much stronger song. The song will drawn in fans of groups like Evanescence and Lacuna Coil, mixing together a flavor of ambiance with their edgy rock sound.
This dual release really threw me for a loop. I had expected more of their mellow synth pop that they had been releasing before. "Magical", their last single, seemed to be the bridge that I had missed somewhere along the way, mixing both the electronic and rock pieces, while "Rain and Bones" is flat out rock-n-roll. I, in fact, like both versions of the group, and hope they continue to do more mixing of the genres until they find their own perfect harmony.
The singles are up for purchase on iTunes here.
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday, August 20, 2012
Song of the Week - Sharpshooter
I know, I know. This week's song goes back a bit. This song was released the first week of August, but I just found out about it and I wanted to be sure it was talked about before it was too late! Like a gift from the heavens (or a newsletter I signed up for, whatever), this song came to me. Behold: Ugly Kids Club "Sharpshooter".
My first exposure to this group and their amazing single was via the video for this song. It was very artsy, and despite obviously being on a budget, it looks phenomenal. The song is very heavily synth, but it doesn't fall prey to many of the indie electronic cliches set up by their forefathers. Instead, they trudge ahead with edgy vocals that shift from light and airy in the verses to heavy and rock inspired in the chorus. The song has a great mix of the two group members, Aliegh and Steve, as they each sing parts of the song and bounce off of each other very well.
The two hail from Nashville, a place quickly becoming famous for much more than country music, and they are proud of that fact. This release is apparently the first in a string of singles that will each have their own music video dropping each month for the next six months. That is half a year of new Ugly Kids Club. Now that they've made me a fan with this track, I am incredibly pumped!
You can get the track for yourself on iTunes! Support your favorite artists!
My first exposure to this group and their amazing single was via the video for this song. It was very artsy, and despite obviously being on a budget, it looks phenomenal. The song is very heavily synth, but it doesn't fall prey to many of the indie electronic cliches set up by their forefathers. Instead, they trudge ahead with edgy vocals that shift from light and airy in the verses to heavy and rock inspired in the chorus. The song has a great mix of the two group members, Aliegh and Steve, as they each sing parts of the song and bounce off of each other very well.
The two hail from Nashville, a place quickly becoming famous for much more than country music, and they are proud of that fact. This release is apparently the first in a string of singles that will each have their own music video dropping each month for the next six months. That is half a year of new Ugly Kids Club. Now that they've made me a fan with this track, I am incredibly pumped!
You can get the track for yourself on iTunes! Support your favorite artists!
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