Single File
Now what? How do we separate all these good, young bands from one another? Really, how do we do this? Single File’s “Zombies Ate My Neighbors” is not The Flaming Lips, with their “fighting robots” tales. This Single File tune is closer to the streets and kids with trash can lids, and buckets on their heads. Don’t get me wrong. That’s not a bad thing. It’s just different from the more animated Lips stuff.
But with both, the message is clear – the kids are not all right! (Decades ago the classic rock bands tried to tell us the kids were just fine.) We’re finding out now, in the 21st century, that the younger generation is scared, frustrated, angry, joyous and ambitious, all at once. Thus we have songs such as “Zombies…..”
So where do Sloan (vocals, guitar, bass), Joe (bass, guitar, keys) and Chris (drums, backing vocals) go from here? Well, the marketing phrase of “bittersweet indie-pop from Denver” is a great start. “Melody Of You” is a nice song to listen to. The vocals are soothing. How did that happen?
To paraphrase a rather average movie, there is something about “Velcro” that draws the listener in. The same could be said of “September Skyline,” though both are just samples of what Single File could do with time and effort. As the song says, I like the way they comb their hair.
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How can you go wrong with a band that has a song named “Zombies Ate My Neighbors”? Of course I will have to get with the band at a later time to find out where to find these Zombies, because I have a neighbor for them. lol The sound of newest has blessed the graces of this band’s songs. I would be interested in seeing them live in concert.
yeah, but when will they ever again play a date in Denver?
yoiks, long time, no hear from …
Very good bad to listen to. Not the standard band you might expect. But for being young they are well on their way to popularity with their music. I think that everyone should take a listen and make your decision based on what you hear not what you think by reading to what you see.
Actually, though, reading others’ ideas and reactions helps me a great deal in deciding whether or not I should listen to a band. For instance, the comments made by the other writers (AusQtie and attagirl) made me want to listen to Single File.
I hope their popularity increases as time goes by; it’s so hard to find talented new bands as it is, and from what I’ve discerned so far, Single File is very talented indeed.
The way they are described here, they sound like a kind of unique band, one that I would be interested in. I might give them a listen. I agree with Fardreamer, that the reviews from other listeners really aid me in finding new music to listen to.
Reviews and other people’s comments are, of course, pretty varied, and more often than not are just as insightful as hearing a group or a solo artist on MySpace. I don’t have a great deal of time to explore the music world on my own, so I tend to rely on other people’s views to at least try out new musical acts.