I'm pressed for time today kids but rather than leaving you empty-handed on this lovely 55 degree Valentine's Day, I present to you the musical stylings of Brooklyn's Foreign Islands. And while I've only got these two songs to go on, I'm chomping at the bit to hear more.
Formed in the spring of 2005, Brooklyn’s Foreign Islands generates a distinctive style of post-punk dance music that ohmyrockness.com affectionately termed spazz-pop.
Mark Ryan, lead singer and well-known NYC nightlife personality, originally formed the band with friend and producer Dean Baltulonis. After recruiting the rest of their line-up, the band recorded and self-released their eponymous debut EP in August.
The band is quickly earning a reputation as one of New York’s best live acts, serving up tight, energetic sets with added percussion, buzzes and beeps. Mark Ryan’s punk delivery and sassy lyrics compliment a call-and-response guitar exchange between Dean and James Gelini. Drummer Andy Action provides a sturdy backbone for the group to deliver the spazz, and Johnny McAuliffe’s bass lines will get stuck in your head until you hear them again…and again. - AM Only Online
I'd liken their sound to something along the likes of Les Savy Fav, Thunderbirds Are Now!, or The Blood Brothers. If that suits you, you can buy their EP from Insound for only $5. I'm going to tonight.
MP3 | Foreign Islands - Fine Dining With The Future ST EP
MP3 | Foreign Islands - Ghost Story ST EP
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nice to see someone is having nice weather ;)
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