The Walrus - Music With Big Fuckin' Teeth!

10/07/2007

These Days, Shouldn't it be all about the live show?

In today's world, music is invisible. Albums are broken up into individual songs and traded freely. The majority of the time, people share these albums with each other online and in separate spaces. Sure there are communities built around this activity, but it lacks that certain physical connection and experience that truly brings people together.

This experience is what Dark Horse and the Carousels, a new and very exciting unsigned band from Philadelphia, want to excel at. And after upstaging Peter, Bjorn and John at a recent MySpace secret show, these guys are definitely on their way to doing just that.

It's not that this band is doing anything radically new, in fact they sound like a complete throwback to the days of 60's British Soul and R&B. Not that it's a bad thing by any means, but it's their live show that makes this band truly exciting.

Here is the scoop, the singer totally goes ape shit, a la Iggy Pop, the drummer pounds furiously on his kit like a maniac. The two guitarists belt out blistering solos and jagged rhythms while the bass player holds the songs together with his flawless and groovy glue. Bottom line is that these guys put on a hell of a show! Keep an eye out for these soul destroyers, because we are sure to be hearing more from them in the near future.

The band has just wrapped up the recording of their debut album. Download two of the albums awesome tracks and then head over to their MySpace page for more pics and streams.