1 Forget Cassettes
Mary Mancini and Eric England
Scene & Unheard
Issue #26
Nashville
By Amber Drea
Published: December 1st, 2005 | 12:00am
FORGET CASSETTES
LABEL: Theory 8
PLAYERS: Beth Cameron (vocals, guitar), Jay Phillips (guitar, bass, keyboards), Aaron Ford (drums)
INFLUENCES: Television, Karate, Q And Not U
SOUNDS LIKE: An energetic and melodic blend of emo and prog rock
THE LOWDOWN: Originally a duo consisting of Cameron and drummer Doni Schroeder, who left the band in 2004 to join ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead, the group is currently recording a follow-up to its debut album, Instruments Of Action.
URL: forgetcassettes.com
BROTHER-SISTER
LABEL: none
PLAYERS: Xavia Nou (vocals, cello, guitar, piano) and Dante Nou (vocals, programming, drums, piano, guitar, bass, keyboards)
INFLUENCES: Air, Portishead, the Kings Of Convenience, the Album Leaf
SOUNDS LIKE: A chamber orchestra playing electronic, classical, and folk music remixed by Prefuse 73
THE LOWDOWN: The Australian siblings were raised in a traveling community of musicians and artists. While Xavia performed in the U.S. and Dante toured the U.K. with a street theater company, the two collaborated long distance to complete their self-released full-length.
URL: brothersistermusic.com
CORTNEY TIDWELL
LABEL: Sissy Bragg/Ever
INFLUENCES: Joni Mitchell, Björk, and her mother and grandmother, who both performed on the Grand Ole Opry
SOUNDS LIKE: A collaboration between the Sundays and the Cocteau Twins that uses lots of slide guitar and is produced by Nellee Hooper
THE LOWDOWN:
Tidwell is the first artist signed to European electronic label !K7’s
new imprint Ever, which plans to release her debut self-titled EP
internationally. A full-length is scheduled for spring 2006.
URL: sissybragg.com
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