They That Cried Wolf

Myspace // "These Kids" [Audio]

When a fellow blogger excitedly contacts you about a band that they want you to listen to, you HAVE to check it out. Bloggers are a jaded lot, bombarded with music by every great and awful band out there, so when David at Separated By Motorways reached out to me about They That Cried Wolf, it immediately made its way to the top of my list.

The band hails from Yeovil, South West England, a four piece made up of long time friends. While they claim their influences as Tellison, Kings of Leon, and Wolf Parade, the music is much more interesting than that.

"These Kids" is a 'perfect summer song' and it's on their debut EP Hunters in the Snow, which is out now.



"These Kids"

Animal Kingdom

Myspace // "Tin Man" (demo) [Audio]

Animal Kingdom's great weakness is also their greatest strength - they are terribly derivative, but the thing is, they do it so well. Their songs are almost the same quality as other well known indie acts like (early) Radiohead, Snow Patrol, and Coldplay. With just a couple of singles out for public consumption, the band already has a reputation for writing catchy and beautifully sweeping songs. The indie kids are going to hate this, and frankly, I'm not quite sure why I am so into them, but you can't deny a great song.


"Tin Man"

The Ting Tings "Shut Up & Let Me Go"

Myspace

The Ting Tings are a funny band and it really has nothing to do with them, but moreso with the people that listen to them: indie kids. I suppose this duo is sort of "indie" sounding (whatever that means), but they are basically disposable pop, and there is nothing wrong with that. We're not judging, especially considering that we've covered Girls Aloud and Sophie Ellis-Bextor numerous times.

This is the band's latest single, a song you'll more than likely remember from an iPod commercial. Like Feist before them, could they hit it big with all of the exposure? I doubt it -- this song skews a bit young, but they are already nabbing more fans than most Brit imports, so you never know.

Young Knives: New Album

Myspace // "Terra Firma" [mp3] // "Terra Firma" [Video]

Oxford, UK's Young Knives' new album Superabundance will be released stateside April 22 on Rykodisc. Hailed by Q Magazine as "a celebratory affair - a hugely likeable and intelligent pop album that sings with human warmth, and ultimately, quiet defiance." Superabundance is the follow up to 2006's Voices of Animals and Men.