Stroik is an artist from Morrisville, North Carolina, who plays a variety of keyboards, guitars, percussion, and the result is reminiscent of The Cure or Feist if it was fronted by Dan Bejar. If you fancy the likes of other one man band/sometimes dance parties like White Williams, chances are you’ll enjoy Stroik.
I received an e-mail about this close knit indie rock group from Columbus, Ohio a while ago, but being busy, I just listened to the sample tracks, realized this band was highly enjoyable and went on with my days. It wasn’t until I started doing these ultra music blog updates that I realized I had committed an atrocious crime in not writing about them yet, considering I’ve enjoyed them for weeks.
They employ the timeless rock/pop band structure using pianos upfront and guitars for texture. Talking about texture, they sound similar to the Cold War Kids, and at their most dramatic a little like Muse.
Hadouken blipped onto my radar screen some months ago, with their hipster electro punk rapping style and outrageous lyrics. They are self aware to the point of parody and that’s what makes their high octane jaunts so enjoyable. Apparently they’ve got an album coming out entitled “Music for an accelerated culture”.
If you’re into night vision underage house parties, they’ve also got a video that’ll be right up your alley.
Another week goes by, another Wesley the Robot mix. Tell me what you think of the cartoons and the songs!
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