Tuesday, November 27, 2012

New Post-Rock Discovery: Ninetails - Slept And Did Not Sleep EP


From Liverpool comes math-rock band Ninetails. They're playing with precision, but also with emotion. The bass lines are propulsive, the guitar playing is strong and vocals understated, in places reminiscent of Chris Martin and Thom Yorke. The band consists of Ed Black, Jordan Balaber, Phil Morris and Jake King. They are playing a heady mix of indie rock with world beat and dance-rock elements and some unexpected twists and turns that hint, to me, of a jazz background for at least some of these guys. Their new EP is Slept And Did Not Sleep, due for release Dec. 10.

Here's the video for "Maybe We":



And here is a live performance of "Rawdon Fever" (my favorite cut on the record):



And you can stream it at their Soundcloud site:



The album will be out soon on Superstar Destroyer Records... looking forward to more from them.


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