I went to a School of Seven Bells show Monday night at the Mercury Lounge and then had the absolute pleasure of reading this profile of them in Sadie's latest edition. (Sadie, if you're not hip to it yet, is "where feminism meets art meets grrrls.")
Their sound, if you haven't heard it, is sort of like Enya indie rock. That might sound terrible, but it's actually wonderful. It's all deep, affecting beats and angelic harmonizing by twin sisters Alley and Claudia Deheza. And while I don't know these ladies, I get the sense that they are very much in control of their own creative choices and totally committed to their art (not objectifying themselves like so many newbies who get manipulated in the music biz).
Check em out their sounds and Prefuse 73's graphics:
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Thanks for the great tip! I hear so many elements of other groups I like mixed in from track to track. I'm a sucker for vocal harmonies! :D
How serendipitous. I found these guys through eMusic recently and can't stop talking them up to my fellow music-lovers. It's hard to describe their sound. The best I could come up with was "Cocteau Twins plus Bel Canto with some sprinklings of Dead Can Dance (sort of)." I guess their members are interlinked with Secret Machines, but honestly I can't hear the influence of one on the other. They're completely different. Both excellent.
I'm excited to see that they tour, and sad to see that they aren't touring more in the U.S. any time soon. Lucky you!
Another woman-led band I've had my ear on lately is Au Revoir Simone.