BEGIN THE BUZZ | Bands To Watch In 2006

BAND: Celebration
DOWNLOAD: "War"
GENRE: No Wave Party Music
WHY THEM: Excellent debut album released by 4AD, championed by TV On The Radio, Excellent live show, major supporting tour slots
NEXT SHOW: December 31st @ Monkey Bar in Brooklyn, National tour with The Double (January 7th @ Bowery Ballroom
ODDS: 16-1

BAND: ¡Forward, Russia!
DOWNLOAD: "Nine"
GENRE: UK Dance Punk
WHY THEM: Major blog buzz in UK, riding coat-tails of Arctic Monkeys, The Others, etc
NEXT SHOW: March 26th @ Mercury Lounge
ODDS: 17-1

BAND: Tapes 'N Tapes
DOWNLOAD: "Insistor"
GENRE: rock, country, indie, pop, drunk, punk
WHY THEM: Shitty home demo that is better than virtually every other record of 2005. Growing blogger buzz via Gorilla Vs Bear, Music For Robots, PSNYC, Brooklyn Vegan, etc
NEXT SHOW: January 12th @ Rothko (PSNYC Party), various other nyc dates
ODDS: 7-1

BAND:  Foreign Islands
DOWNLOAD:"Ghost Story"
GENRE: Spastic punk rock that makes you shake yr ass, think Nation of Ulysses without Ian
WHY THEM:Growing reputation as one of nyc's best live band
NEXT SHOW: None scheduled
ODDS: 11-1

BAND: The Cush
DOWNLOAD: "small town movie"
GENRE: psychedelic pop and noise, think Sea Ray or spiritualized with no budget
WHY THEM: Beautiful self-released debut making waves in NH, VT scene
NEXT SHOW: January 14th @ Lit
ODDS: 19-1

BAND: Mystery Jets
DOWNLOAD: "Alas Agnes"
GENRE: Whatever's selling
WHY THEM: Because they're damn good and the NME loves them...this week
NEXT SHOW: SXSW, nyc dates to follow
ODDS: 8-1

BAND: The Impossible Shapes
DOWNLOAD: "Bombs"
GENRE: stoner pop, new folk, weirdos with melody
WHY THEM: New album coming in march from Secretly Canadian. Major support from Arcade Fire, Antony & The Johnsons, and Elf Power.
NEXT SHOW: US Tour in March/April
ODDS: 18-1

BAND: Sound Team
DOWNLOAD: "It's Obvious What Happened Here"
GENRE: dance pop, punky new wave
WHY THEM: Opening spot at 2005 CMJ for Arcade Fire. Buzz growing since. Major label deal inked.
NEXT SHOW: 2006 Feb Date tba
ODDS: 8-1

BAND: Group Sounds
DOWNLOAD: "Thing Fall Apart"
GENRE: Don't call them dance punk, but...
WHY THEM:Sold out Pianos residency has brought mad buzz and a&r out to their shows.
NEXT SHOW: January 12th @ Rothko (PSNYC Party)
ODDS: 7-1

BAND: Membership Albert
DOWNLOAD: "Woke Up (With The Radio On)"
GENRE: LoFi Rock n Roll, poppy abstract,
WHY THEM: Because they have no shot in hell of making it
NEXT SHOW: Stopped touring. Only self-release albums (12 released to date)
ODDS: 315-1

BAND: The Assault
DOWNLOAD: "Choose of the Slain" and "Rue The Day"
GENRE: melody proto-punk punk
WHY THEM: Because these three ladies rock. Full length due in 2006.
NEXT SHOW: January 11th @ Mercury Lounge
ODDS: 15-1

BAND: High On Fire
DOWNLOAD: "Eyes and Teeth"
GENRE: Intelligent Heavy Metal. Think Mastadon
WHY THEM: Growing buzz, killer live show, scary looking, and heavy as fuck
NEXT SHOW: February 3rd @ Bowery Ballroom
ODDS: 4-1

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