indiepop

On first blush, this sounds like the latest gorgeous, jangly guitar pop record from somewhere north of Manchester. Belle and Sebastian meet the better moments of the Lightning Seeds, with Aztec Camera's Roddy Frame strumming away. But on closer listening there's a certain local twang to both the voices and the music on the second production from this unheralded Brisbane six-piece. There's nary a foot, or a note, wrong on this, and the Zebras can lay claim to being, if not the heirs, then at least the love child of the Go-Betweens.

There are three artists with this name: (1) KiDDO sound like a musical ménage à trois between The Strokes, U2 and The Killers. More fun than a High School Musical Sing-along at a silent disco, these purveyors of riff-laden indie-pop are probably the sound of tomorrow… if the sound of tomorrow turns out to be riff-laden indie-pop. Which they reckon it will. “KiDDO have a fine line in maximum rock and roll, enough hooks to hang tonight’s huge curtains on and anthems that burrow into the brain” – NME

Soda Fountain Rag is Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl from Bergen, Norway.

Maclean is a band. They are based out of Langley, BC, Canada, and play an ambient, melodious rock, with hints of electronica and progressive rock. Stop what you are doing and check them out right now. They are, in alphabetical order by last name:
Maclean Carlson - Drums/Glockenspiel
Denver Harris - Vocals/Guitar
Andrew McTaggart - Vocals/Guitar
Scott Neufeld - Guitar/Bass
Steve Sawatzky - Bass/Piano/Good looks