Greetings audio whores, and welcome to the first ever Aural Dyspraxia post ^_^To kick things off, I'd like to introduce you to the engaging Some Velvet Morning - not the Hazlewood / Sinatra compilation (although they count Nancy as a fan) - but a pleasingly elegant knockback to the grunge and prog rock of the 80s.
A quick listen of the talented trio should showcase the influences of Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode and the dulcet warbling of frontman Des Lambert recalls the poignant vocals of Robert Smith.
Also, the video for Don't Think features girls bouncing about in sports bras, which is rarely ever bad.
Moving on from Some Velvet Morning, we come to something a bit more out of this world.
Little Comets, an English band from up north, manage to imbue the frenetic pitch and vocals with the melancholy and depress-pop style of the early 90s, mixing into their range a hybrid of The Verve and early Oasis.
Worry is a great wake-up song, and an amazing antidote to the winter blues.
And from the quintissential 90s Brit-pop to a more groovy, funky kind of come-down to wind up this inaugral post.
The guitar shows definite influence from Hendrix, with his stylistic picking evidenced in various songs, but Ozzie band Monks of Mellonwah blend the sedate and the sweeping, covering a Hoobastank-style grandeur with lyrics delivered with the assurance of Benjamin Burnley, of Breaking Benjamin fame, and the scope of Morrissey.
Swamp Groove is another gentle wake up / pass out melody within which you can lose yourself.
