I’m just going to skip over all the lame music news from this week such as Britney Spears’ romantic gettaway or John Mayer’s love life or even Usher dancin’ around at the VMAs and get right to the good stuff. I’ve got a new rock band for you. I’ve been spending some time in Portland lately and 94.7 Alternative Portland is all over a band I think everyone should check out. It’s called A Silent Film. They are a quartet from the UK and they sound just as I imagined a soundtrack for a German expressionist silent film would if it were made today: moody, romantic and percussive oriented featuring a piano. I’ve got their track “You Will Leave A Mark” on repeat. I also dig “Driven By Their Beating Hearts” and “Thirteen Times The Strength.” All these tracks are off their debut album from 2008 The City That Sleeps. Sorry it took me so long to discover them, but this album is still fresh, fresh, fresh! I’m seeing some sporadic tour dates around the U.S., one definitely in Kansas on September 25; however, I would keep an eye out for the festivals next spring and summer like Lollapalooza, Coachella or Sasquatch. I am expecting them to make an appearance at one of those.
Until next time, “I work in the dead of night,” John Mayer -K
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