San Cisco - SloMo

1.    Who are they? 

San Cisco are an indie pop band from Perth, Australia. SloMo (Oct’16) is the second single from their as yet unnamed third album due in early 2017.

2. What have they got?

SloMo is a bouncy little effort of white boy funk with indie vocals. A party tune. 

3. Who do San Cisco sound like? 

Passion Pit, Grouplove and Capital Cities. 

4. What have the illustrious members of the press said about SloMo?

“Infectiously groovy” – East Of The 8th.

“A slick, funky effort” – Music Feeds.

“It darts and swaggers” – Triple J.

5. Which bands have influenced San Cisco?

Their main influences are The Turtles, The Beatles, MGMT, Vampire Weekend and The Flaming Lips. 

6. Why should I give SloMo a lash?

Because it's funky, fun and forgettable. 

7. Do San Cisco have any other good songs?

Run is the really good one and sounds like something Gorillaz would be proud of. Bitter Winter and Too Much Time Together and the quirky indie pop side of things. Lovely. 

8.Any more words?

The bass player in the band shot himself in the foot while rabbit shooting.

“We get tied up in the moment”

Carl Barat and The Jackals released their debut album Let It Reign (2015) before Carl Barat went back to the circle jerk that is The Libertines. Carl has a fondness for bands like The Clash, The Velvet Underground and Nirvana. One of three singles off Let It Reign was Glory Days, a song The Guardian called “a guttural, Clash-like, homage” from an album NME felt “crackles with delinquent fervor.” Glory Days is an apocalyptic rocker with a ska undertone and a fucking belter to boot.

“You can say goodbye to the last gang in town”

The Best Indie Songs of 2014 - The Twoks

 

There is an ethereal sense to The Twoks First Light (Feb’14) that transcends the usual. An aural recreation of dawn’s first sunray’s illuminating a dark valley bringing happiness and warmth. First Light is evocative and really very good. Xani Kolac’s voice has the kind of strength you find in singers like Pat Benatar or Cyndi Lauper.

 

First Light is a lovely and emotive indie pop song

 

 

 

 
The Twoks are a violin and drum duo from Melbourne who have been making dance pop music for about four years. First Light is off the the E.P. of the same name First Light (Oct’14).

They get their mojo from listening to Sigur Rios, Leonard Cohen, Kate Bush and “anything good really”.

Is your soul crying out for more? Check out  the brilliance of 240 Volts, Hey or the instrumental Sailing Away. But especially 240 Volts.


 

 

There’s something dark, atmospheric and fantastic in the music of The Mispers, and violins, so there’s that. Here they are with their best tune ever, the majestic Coasts (2013).