Voxtrot
Now I know that every blogger and his brother have already written about Voxtrot, but seeing as this is supposed to be an outlet for excellent music, I’m going to write about them anyway. Particularly given that I believe they are about the best new band to spring up in the past few years. I know that’s a pretty bold statement, but I think it’s true. I can’t think of anyone else who has entertained me so consistantly despite having so few songs available. And seeing how they have a new EP coming out, I have an extra excuse to include them.
The first thing that’ll probably strike you is how similar to Morrissey lead singer Ramesh Srivastava (try saying that quickly three times) sounds. Thankfully though, the songs Voxtrot produce sound nothing like The Smiths. Although being just as depressing most of the time (see The Start of Something), the lyrics have so much depth that every new play reveals something new about the song. Some quirk that makes it interesting again. Few songs manage this for me, and it might just be one of my music dork things, but I love intelligent lyrics on my songs, often at the expense of the music. Lucky for us though that the music of Voxtrot is also of the highest quality, leaving us with an awesome new band that more people should be discovering. Their time will come though, and I’d even go as far to say that they will be on a Death Cab kind of level within a few years.
MP3 Voxtrot – Raised By Wolves (expired)
MP3 Voxtrot – The Start Of Something
MP3 Voxtrot – Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Wives
I’ve included three songs here, two from their Raised By Wolves EP and one from their upcoming Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Wives EP. Personally I prefer the Raised By Wolves material to the new one, but it’s already growing on me.
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