It’s funny the way the world works. At Smith Westerns show the other night, I met a reader named Alex who recognized me from twitter. He told me to check out a band called The Naked and Famous. He described them as a mix of Passion Pit & LCD. Go figure that a few days later I would received a press email promoting the band.
So I checked out the bands music video for “Young Blood”. I would say they’re more of a mix of Passion Pit & MGMT (maybe The Pass too). In other words, it’s a sugar coated electro-pop delight. It’s very easy to like. Check it out:
It’s off their debut album Passive Me Aggressive You, which will be release on March 15th via Universal. Tour dates posted after the jump:
SUN 4/10 VANCOUVER BC Commodore Ballroom
MON 4/11 SEATTLE, WA Showbox
TUE 4/12 PORTLAND, OR Wonder Ballroom
THU 4/14 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Great American Music Hall
FRI 4/15 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
TUE 4/19 HOUSTON TX Fitzgeralds
WED 4/20 DALLAS, TX Granada
THU 4/21 AUSTIN, TX La Zona Rosa
FRI 4/22 KANSAS CITY, MO Beaumont
SAT 4/23 ST. LOUIS, MO Firebird
TUE 4/26 CHICAGO, IL Metro
WED 4/27 COLUMBUS, OH Outland
FRI 4/29 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland
SAT 4/30 TORONTO, ON Pheonix
SUN 5/1 MONTREAL, PQ National
MON 5/2 BOSTON, MA Paradise
WED 5/4 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall
THU 5/5 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theatre of Living Arts
FRI 5/6 WASHINGTON, DC 930 Club
SAT 5/7 BALTIMORE, MD Ottobar
SUN 5/8P PROVIDENCE, RI The Met
Nick — 21 Jan 11
We’ve had this album in New Zealand for ages! You guys should look forward to it dropping in the states, it’s fantastic. Easily one of my best of 2010, from anywhere in the world.
Richard — 21 Jan 11
So glad you like that song Will. Other tunes of theirs you should check out are Girls Like You, Punching In a dream and All of This. Absolute Winners
Another NZ band you check out are the Veils. Finn Andrews’ voice is so powerful. They’ve just released a new EP through Rough Trade.
Check out the track Bloom
http://drownedinsound.com/news/4141695-listen–the-veils-the-troubles-of-the-brain-dis-premiere
Jaime — 21 Jan 11
I love it! I don’t know though I kind of feel like they are a mix of Passion Pit and Mew, rather than MGMT. Great find though