weekly mp3 #7: the deadly deaths - see the world
Some New Zealand stuff this week, specifically from the much maligned (fairly, in my experience!) city of Hamilton. You can get four free tracks by The Deadly Deaths from their virb page.
Their songs are fairly samey, but I find 'See The World' the most catchy. Key words, I guess, are "pared back". The appeal for me is definitely in how simple the track is, both in terms of what's being played and its arrangement. Sometimes I love subtlety and detail, but that sense that a band is doing exactly what's needed to make something work is pretty enticing too...
Not much more to say about this one.
Their songs are fairly samey, but I find 'See The World' the most catchy. Key words, I guess, are "pared back". The appeal for me is definitely in how simple the track is, both in terms of what's being played and its arrangement. Sometimes I love subtlety and detail, but that sense that a band is doing exactly what's needed to make something work is pretty enticing too...
Not much more to say about this one.
Comments
You might have worked with the lead singer for a while :)After Nick left Serato he moved back to Hamilton (well... he never really lived in Auckland) and then spent a few long months making their first video, the stop motion of See The World, and other videos after that.I really, really love their album. I agree with you in that the tracks are fairly samey and restrained, but that's not a bad thing, and its short enough to hold my attention. It progresses from the pop niceness of Bury It, through the simplicity of See The World, and ends on some shoegazer business with Salty (which is apparently what his last band Nimbus sounded like.. I can't remember).The videos are all done by Nick, and you can download them all for free too: http://www.thedeadlydeaths.com/video/Bury It is my favourite song and video. Love it.