3.05.2006

Voxtrot: The Start of Something

For those of us who like the Smiths, but are tired of listening to the Smiths. That's what Voxtrot is. Which is pretty cool when you think about it. Almost everyone seems to go through that 1 -2 year period where you are constantly playing the Smiths singles collection or Meat is Murder or whatever, and then you kinda get over it and move on to other things. You hear a smiths song every once in a while on the radio, and of course enjoy it but, really, your over it. Well when you first listen to Voxtrot's single, The Start of Something, you get this feeling that someone has somehow unearthed a bootleg copy of some random Smiths song you've never heard. Other cut from the EP Voxtrot If the Smiths angle doesn't do it for you there is also a HEAVY Belle & Sebastian influence here. Personally a Loathe Belle & Sebastian but there it is. Saying I hate Belle & Sebastian in public is generally like saying I like to drown kittens to most people , but, whatever.
Anyway enough of the comparisons, I just wanted to nail down the audience. So I can't find too much info on Voxtrot at the moment, except that they are originally from Austin, TX. The group originally got together to record a few songs for lead singer, Ramesh Srivastava. I thinks he's originally from Scotland or something but I'm not sure. He was recording the songs as side practice. They debuted the songs on the indie circuit in Austin, and sure enough they took off. Since then, Voxtrot has been touring around and are generally getting pretty decent club buzz. I doubt they'll ever blow up or anything (They sound just a bit too derivative to be original and not derivative enough of the right type of music to get in under copycat pretenses) but in the meantime the 80's dance music flashback style is welcome on my Itunes folder.

They've got an official website but it sucks royally. Just tour dates and T-shirts order forms. If neither of these catch your attention try their MySpace Page
It's much more informative and has got several MP3's for you to listen to, otherwise I'd post them here.

1 comment:

Mavis Ang said...

great content. indie music rocks.