Loquat
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Tour Dates 10/16/08 Live TV on KARE 11, Minneapolis, MN
10/16/08 The Cedar, Minneapolis, MN 10/17/08 The Hideout, Chicago, IL 10/18/08 Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, Champaign, IL 10/20/08 Gypsy Hut, Cincinnati, OH 10/21/08 Annabell’s, Akron, OH 10/22/08 Red and the Black, Washington DC 10/23/08 The Fire, Philly, PA 10/24/08 Ace of Clubs (CMJ), NY 11/04/08 Bottom of the Hill, SF, CA Read More |
If you remember, the last time I mentioned Loquat, I was telling you that I discovered them through their wonderful Smiths cover, “There is a Light That Never Goes Out”.
Singer Kylee confessed that she was quite hungover when they recorded the song:
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Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 1:41 PM
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If you only knew how hungover I was when I sang that Smiths cover. Oh man, it hurt so bad. Thanks for the kind words, We Heart Music. See you guys October 16 when we play in Minneapolis, finally….
I don’t know what the big deal is, but they really, really, want to play in Minneapolis! The weather here is getting a little chilly, I recommend a heavy sweater when going out at night.
The cool thing is that they will be appearing on KARE 11, our local station here. I’ll have to find the listing hopefully try and tape it.
Anyroad, the album is still somewhat dreampop, with electronica. Swenson’s vocals is still sugar sweet here. It’s all good though, if you’ve ever liked female-fronted bands, Loquat should be right up your alley.
Compared to their first album, It’s Yours To Keep, the new album, Secrets of the Sea, sounds just a little more aggressive, but overall both album sounds pretty much has the same tone and music style.
Some of the strong tracks includes the first song, “Harder Hit”. I’m glad to see that the band also love this song as it is also their promotional music video. The video is based, no, more like inspired, by the French film “Le Ballon Rouge” (The Red Balloon).
Other songs I thought was very strong: “Sit Sideways”, which has a funky feel to it at the beginning, but the electronic and piano keys brings it back to a nice rhythmic beat. I mildly smiled at the line “I’m rubber and you are the glue” on “Clearly Now”.
Also, check out “These Kinds Of Friends” too. Listen to the first few bars of the song – does it remind you of Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang”? Maybe it’s just me.
Secrets of the Sea is out now on Talking House Records, where you can purchase the album directly for an even-steven $10. Look for them on the rest of the tour through the midwest and eventually at the monster that is CMJ (they take the stage at 11pm).
Enjoy their video:
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