New Music From The Inbox: Iska Dhaaf, COOPER, Rachel Ries, Black Submarine, The Callas
By: Juliette Jagger
Artist: Iska Dhaaf “Happiness”
Album: Even the Sun Will Burn
There is something melancholic and yet incredibly captivating and fresh about Seattle’s Iska Dhaaf. 2014 could be a breakout year for this band.
Sounds like: “I want to taste it till I’m wasted, I want to fall, in my place.”
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Artist: COOPER “Heaviest Of Weights”
Album: Single
While COOPER does possess a certain delicate whimsy, this song hits like a gasp of fresh air.
Sounds like: “Time keeps slipping and it seems I’m giving it away again…”
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Artist: Rachel Ries “Mercy”
Album: Ghost of a Gardener
Ries is simply of another time – “Mercy” tells of an ill-fated love through silver-tonged lyrics and shadowy folk appeal.
Sounds like: “You stay sober and I’ll come over with a bottle of gin.”
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Artist: Black Submarine “Black Submarine”
Album: New Shores
Black Submarine are Nick McCabe (ex-The Verve guitarist), Simon Jones (ex-The Verve bassist), Davide Rossi (multi-instrumentalist/string arranger for Goldfrapp/Coldplay), Michele ‘Mig’ Schillace (ex-drummer for Portishead/Santa Cruz) and London-based vocalist Amelia Tucker.
Sound wise; it’s all there.
Sounds like: “I’ve been here before…”
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Artist: The Callas “East Beat”
Album: Am I Vertical?
Minimalist noise pop with a healthy side of Kraut.
Sounds like: “East, east beast, I came for the feast…”
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