Without further ado here’s the band The Bicycles (My Space) who somehow combine indie pop/twee with garage rock/punk. They have just released their debut, Old Soul, on April 11 on the fledgling label Fuzzy Logic Recordings. It’s been five years in the making and was lovingly produced by the infamous Dan Byrk.
The only other band I know to successfully combine these two/four genres are the fabulous Bearsuit. In fact The Bicycles remind me of Bearsuit a little bit with their penchant for matching clothing and the boy/girl ration in the band. I love, love, love, the guitar break about a minute into “Longjohns…” The band will be on tour in the lower 48’s this summer so check their schedule up on their My Space.
Longjohns and Toques
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Bonus: Here’s a rough mix of a brilliant little pop song, either about Summer or Heroine or both, by the aforementioned Dan Byrk. It’ll be appearing on an upcoming 2006 release. You’ll be kicking yourself later if you pass this up.