A B and The Sea

Album: Just demos for now

Sounds Like: a living room with a warm fire and old friends.

Koley O'Brien sounds subtle at first yet the vocals slowly gain influence to the point where his voice compliments the music almost perfectly. Although at times his voice goes slightly too high, the beat remains catchy as the steady rhythm keeps you relaxed which means A B & The Sea's tracks never reach a point of annoyance. This is some of the most genuine indie-pop I've heard, and although they're destined to appeal to mainstream listeners, they seem well grounded in their values, their sound, and the message they want to get across. Heck, the band is still inviting strangers over to their house to play gigs. This demo set was recorded only last month and the band is relatively unknown, but I wouldn't count on that for much longer. I'm anticipating listening to their album in it's entirety and am interested to see how these guys handle their growing success.

Why They Don't Suck: When you boil it down these two guys utilize mixed elements of alt-pop and lo-fi goodness to great effect. I've gotta add their description just because it's awesome; "Sounds more like Dawn of the Dead than anything else but such a description can only complimentarily match the scene of mainstream music in the coming days. Millions of the staggering half-brained march to be swallowed by the dissonant sounds of repetition." -A B & The Sea (Myspace Page)

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