Three peeps making complicated music - London Boys Ex Libras
Band of the Day (1.25.11) Ex Libras
A three-piece that formed in a Hounslow library, in Hounslow, London are often compared to the “apocalyptic” nature of Radiohead, with Thom Yorke vocals. They describe themselves as “post-backbeat” — a term more associated with hip-hop, but you can hear their slow tempered beats derived from hip-hop DNA. Their most current release, “Cut(s)”, is a re-deux of their 2010 “Suite(s)” album, stripping down 5 tracks, adding loops, cello to create a self-coined “blood-relative” to the aforementioned “Suite(s)”. Ex Libras is a like a bottle of great bordeaux, their sophisticated, deep, dark, emotional and built for those who are aware. If you know your wines, then a bottle of bordeaux tastes so much better. If you know your music, Ex Libras sound so much better. Their sophisticated, mature and so worth the listen/fanhood! Follow them now and you won’t regret it.
Vitals:
Hometown: Hounslow, LONDON, UK
Members: Amit Sharma / Kieran Nagi / Ross Kenning
Sonic Soulmates: Suede, Talk Talk, xx, Radiohead,
Must Hear Tracks:
FROM “Suite(s)”
“Underachievers (Live)” – Add the drums and guitar riffs and you see a complete band…hear stripped down versions below…
FROM “Cut(s)”
“For Us, For Me” – Minimalistic xx/Talk, Talk stylings bring a soulful moody track from London boys.
“Teenage Eyes” – Swell Season meets Thom Yorke, meets the xx in an alley way, I think Thom Yorke wins…great track
Buy Cut(s) — Released in November 2010
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Sound unheard, I’ll put money on them. Some of the best bands are trios. Off the top of my head, I can think of Rush and Muse as perfect examples.
I’ll give them a shot later tonight. Had to drop by and nab the URL of your GDaY recommendation, thought I’d read the latest NBD post.
Made “Teenage Eyes” my Swell Tune of the day:
http://mrshuffleupagus.blogspot.com/2011/02/todays-swell-tune-teenage-eyes.html
Sounds like the final credits for a film that does not end happily.