10 Apr
Velveteen
I have a confession to make; I was looking for an “advanced copy” of Death Cab’s forthcoming album using bittorrent. I know, I’m ashamed but I need my fix. Well to my ecstatic surprise I found what I thought was a leak of Narrow Stairs, but after further investigation (ie reading other people’s comments) I found that some bush league blogger had put another band’s music up and called it Death Cab’s new release. That other band was Velveteen, funny how the internet works sometimes…
After The KM Tapes.mp3 (right click to save)
Velveteen is a group of four guys from Frankfurt, Germany. And the truth is they do sound more like Death Cab for Cutie than any band I’ve heard before, but I would also say they draw inspiration from their fellow Germans, The Notwist. The good thing is their music is more reminiscent of older albums like Something About Airplanes and a little of The Photo Album.
Why They Don’t Suck: While you won’t find it to be all that original, Velveteen makes for an enjoyable listen because they follow a well developed structure and know how to play together.
The Drummer Goes Berserk.mp3 (right click to save)
Posted by Scoot on 10.04.08 at 4:17 pm
I was fooled too. But I have to say, these guys are pretty damn good.