British band (they are from Leeds like every second band seems to be these days) YSN takes the 80's revival to the next level and blends the sound and looks of legendary artists like ABC, David Bowie and Roxy Music (you can easily add Adam & The Ants to this mix, though they don't really deserve the legendary label!). The idea/concept is absolutely great and the songs are surprisingly strong!
I've mentioned talented Danish newcomers Ruined By Martin a few times before and since the band has now created a Myspace profile I think it's time again. 3 songs are available as free downloads, so there are no longer any excuses for not checking them out!
Return Of The Power will be the third single of debut album The Deja In My Vu by Danish band Leisure Alaska. Return Of The Power is great haunting rock song and is clearly the second best track on the album (only trailing the brilliant Hey There Mr.), so it really must have been a no-brainer picking it as the next single.
Swedish band Celestial is heavily influenced by bands like The Jesus And Mary Chain, Field Mice and My Bloody Valentine. So maybe their music should be described as a mix of alternative indie with at twist of shoegaze? Listen for yourself, because this is really, really great!
If you prefer a more grand and epic sounding band than those Indie bands I normally love to mention in my posts, I suggest you try to give ambitious UK band I Am Jack a listen. They mention Doves, Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine a.o. among their influences and even though I Am Jack (in all honesty) is not quite as good as those bands (at least not yet), I still think that the CD single Stockholm/Subside is worth checking out.
One of the bands I expect a lot of in 2006 is The Airfields from Canada. A rough and very simple demo-version of a new song called The Long Way Home is now available from Myspace. Not as good as the other songs I've heard by the band, but the Sarah Records' influence is still obvious.
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