We Landed On The Moon!

We Landed On The Moon! are a newish band from Baton Ridge, Louisiana, who have a cd coming out next week. Their interesting influences range from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Radiohead (cool) and Patti Smith (ok) to The Police (erm..) and The Killers (oh dear god). I was actually pretty scared to press the play button after reading that little list, but somehow despite that motley bunch, the end result was actually far better than I expected.

The main asset here though is Melissa Eccles, their lead singer who has a vocal ability that isn’t a million miles away from Jenny Lewis. I feel kind of bad invoking that comparison, but it’s there a little in the songs, particularly on ‘Everything Is Fine’. Their songs are on the heavier end of the rock spectrum, but it never becomes too much, the songs always sounding controlled even when “rocking out”. Whether or not this is a good thing depends on your musical tastes, but I kind of like it.

They are releasing their debut album, a self-titled affair, themselves next friday (June 23), and you can pre-order a copy of it here.

MP3 We Landed On The Moon! – Everything Is Fine
MP3 We Landed On The Moon! – Simple Steps

We Landed On The Moon!: Website || Myspace