I'm out of town this weekend so to all of my loyal reader (:D) I offer you my deepest congratulations on making it through another week of life....

I have a lot to listen to over the weekend so I'll bring you something cool before you know it!

Cheers

TMM

As promised this morning I have a bit of a review for you, I got my hands on a promo cd for 'Bring it On' the new single which has been out almost two weeks now. I'll be honest in that the Skies don't produce a sound we havn't heard before, but then again, who does? And isn't that the point of a genre? The Skies have succeeded in making a sound of their own amongst a host of bands who fall into a void of what amounts to... normality. The sampler I got hold of features only the one track so this review should be short and sweet. NO exaggeration either as the review will be sweet!

I enjoyed the track, if you have any inkling of a 'rock-gene' so wil you, they have a frenetic style reminiscent of the Subways, their urgency, which you can clearly hear from the pounding drums, is something I havn't heard so clearly since early tracks by The Who and more recently Jet, something I find admirable in a world of often highly over-produced 'alternative' Indie rock!

You can hear the band's influences in the song and they are firmly rooted in good old fashioned blues and rock n roll but the sound is brought bang up to date with funky guitars and a refreshingly unpolished voice that lends a real appeal to the band.

The track itself has a catchy chorus that demands yelling (Not singing!) along to as well as some great guitarwork I can apreciate more due to a background on guitar and the growling yet warm lyrics provide a certain depth, overall the track is definitely worth the 99 or so pennies it costs to download something nowadays!

There are a few further tracks on their myspace page where I am also informed that the single is currently number 89 in the HMV top downloads chart which again is impressive, there are a number of gigs listed on the page and as soon as they make their way in this direction I'll take a peek at, if the urgency of their sound is anything to go by, what will be a very energetic live show, so you won't be the only person checking them out!

Let me know what you think

Cheers

TheMusicMan

Hey guys,

I'm back with avengeance and as such I should have a review up later today! I hope you're excited, I have a few things I've been listening to so I will definately have something to write about for you!

Cheers

TheMusicMan