Members honeyiscool Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 So this is one of my favorite bands ever (can't you tell?) and honestly, given the bands most people talk about here, I don't know how many people here will like this music but hey whatever. For most of you who are younger and keep up with what's cool to like and/or have art school friends, you have probably heard of The Knife and Fever Ray, and Karin Dreijer. The song "Heartbeats" is super famous and has even been featured in a Sony commercial, and Silent Shout was Pitchfork's best album of 2006, so it's not like Karin is under the radar or anything, and she's achieved all that with one of the weirdest voices in all of music. But before she did any of that, she was the lead singer of this little rock band called Honey is Cool. This band just has what I love about music: character, dynamics, and melodies. I also love the way they arrange their guitar parts and how everything just has a good sense of timing, and how Karin's not afraid to feature her weirdness for all to see. Really, it has a lot of the same things that she would take into her electronic music later, including the nonsense lyrics, except everything seems a bit more immature, more spontaneous, more honest. I warn you, Karin has the kind of voice that makes Bjork sound like Kelly Clarkson. [video=youtube;BinUvGMebpg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BinUvGMebpg [video=youtube;VR2_IDX8cqU] [video=youtube;zm8ydfAhsm0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 5,793 posts before you post something worthwhile - at least it was worth waiting for, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 and local honey helps with allergies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 For awhile I thought it was your cats name, which had me concerned, being such a word of affection and usually associated with the phrasing for two lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 and local honey helps with allergies And all this time I thought it was just for making yummy biskits. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 You might like this threadhttp://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2888412-Here-Have-Some-Jangly-Fluffy-Indie-Pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nsomniac Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 Cool music. Her voice reminds me a lot of those Asteroids Galaxy Tour commercial tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 try this [video=youtube;RnjADNWuPvc] [video=youtube;3Avw3vfeyjI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 I'll stick with my Metric! [video=youtube;mbv5Tzi00Ow] [video=youtube;BEz8N8AT-yo] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 Very cool. The tunes were great. I especially like the first one. It took me a bit, but her voice grew on me. It's very honest and reminded me a bit of Julianna Hatfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MyNameIsMok... Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 Interesting. Quirky. Brings the Fookin' Fury. Pick two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 I only listened to the first track, because I could not bear to listen to the vocalist, but the band sounded surprisingly good. They reminded me of a combination of a forgotten '90s bands: Hum and Dambuilders ...[video=youtube;OKRQUjcTqJo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRQUjcTqJo [video=youtube;056R2c0DPwI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=056R2c0DPwI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 I'd listen but..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 I quite like it. Her voice, I am sure, would get a bit annoying after a while... but it's the kind of thing I would have listened to a lot in my Uni days. I seem to be discovering lots of new bands over the last couple of days - was browsing an album covers coffee book and came across Shoot, On the Frontier, so looked it up - v. nice stuff, but never re-released after the vinyl... just a few songs on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acefreely Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 Actually...I do like that and that chick is hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 Very nice. It seems they were around during a period when I wasn't really following new music but it's right in my wheelhouse. I love quirky female vocalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonP Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 Nice! I dig that. Yeah, she does sound sorta like Bjork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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