New Songs, Feedback Wanted!

Hi all,

My band recently finished recording 4 new songs and would love any feedback... positive or negative.

They're on:

www.myspace.com/krishuk

I write all of our songs and am used to all sorts of criticism and respect all opinions, so don't hold back if you think they're diabolical.

Hey, krish!

Lots of energy and a sound that draws from a number of rock sources between the late 60s and mid 80s.

I make a point of generally not trying to parse out lyrics if they're not posted somewhere -- since it's so hard to make out the lyrics in so many songs and -- even when it's not -- it's so easy to get what you hear wrong.

Your girl singer seems to 'sing American' -- at least sometimes -- and, of course, the male lead singer has a nice, unashamed brit accent. The jump in between is kind of interesting. In fact, since so many 70s UK rockers sang American, it's kind of refereshing to hear this style of rock with unabashed anglo-accented singing. (I notice she goes back and forth, at times affecting a late 70s brit girl punk sound; ah sweet nostalgia... it's an interesting juxtaposition against the more mainstream 70s rock sounds...

That said, I'm pretty much a post-post-rock guy. I've been saying rock is dead for at least 15 or 20 years and there ain't been nothing that's really made me change my mind.

But, you know, I'm old, I've heard it all before and into the ground, at that, so I'm just plain jaded.

Anyhow, all that said, I really enjoyed the energy and I thought this was all quite well executed.

I like it. The arrangements and recordings can always be polished over time but the band fundamentals seem strong. It rocks. Keep it up man!

Many thanks for the comments so far blue2blue and Music Calgary.

blue2blue, I've posted the lyrics up on myspace now in case you were interested. I know how tough it can be to make out lyrics in songs, I hate getting them wrong too.

I've always sung in a deliberate british accent, mainly because I feel like I'm faking it if I sing too overtly "American". Our girl singer is from Ireland, and has a thick Irish talking accent, so yeah she does sing a lot more "American" than I do but tries to tie in a bit of "Britishness" to match up. Some people think things like that work great, others not so.

I'm glad you both liked them, and hopefully as we go on we'll get better at self-producing our material. I agree that things could sound more polished.

Any more feedback from anyone would be fantastic.

LONG LIVE ROCK!!!!!

Hey man, this kicks some ass! Of course I'm not quite as old and jaded as *ahem* some of these fogies- I'm just 40 HA! (j/k B2B)..

I love the vocals and harmonies- the two blend really well. Female rock singers are sometimes a love/hate thing for me- but this lady fits your sound well. There are a few missed harmonies, particularly at the top of her range, and a few rough spots, but otherwise she's got great pitch control and the two work well together.

Now there's nothing terribly original here- that's a tall order in rock anymore, but I think you guys are hitting something very important.. you really sound like you're playing what you want and enjoying it. That carries to crowds. This is great head-on hells-yeah pop rock. I come from a much more metal background, but I can tell already I'll have a couple of these stuck in my head for a while (Firebird particularly).

Good job guys.

Thanks loads Sentry68

It's good to know that our music can sound good to people who are from other musical backgrounds, thats always been an important agenda.

We certainly do love playing the songs, live or otherwise. It just wouldn't be worth the time and effort otherwise.

I can bet you guys are great live---I really liked Firebird---nice composition---it really took me back to my late 80's Ibiza life heheh. I definately preffered this style over the first two--I also liked Kama---very cool.Hey the last 2 songs are your strongest. I felt much more of a sense of originality-- Great stuff all around for sure. A tinge of B 52's.