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小简介
The Black And White Years isn't the first band to tire of Nashville and move to Austin. Yet this group has little in common with the Cosmic Cowboys of yore and everything to do with the synth-pop sound of the Reagan years. "I'm lost in this whole '80s thing," says bassist John Aldridge.
The band has spanned decades in its year-and-a-half existence. "Power to Change," from its debut self-titled LP, is getting heavy spins on 101x. In March, the guys took the stage at the mayor's South by Southwest kickoff party, and before that, they played a showcase at the MIDEM music industry conference in Cannes. They plan to do more touring and record a new EP this summer and release a new album by year's end.
After finishing college in Nashville, Scott Butler (vocals/guitar), Landon Thompson (guitar/synthesizers) and Aldridge were tired of the commerciality there. "It isn't really our scene," says Thompson. So they headed to Austin in search of a community where they felt more at home.
They started here as a folksy band called The Trees, but soon after arriving, their drummer took off with little notice. They had a choice: break up or change their sound. The answer came in the form of a synthesizer Aldridge brought home one day. With the new toy, the boys' sound was transformed. Armed with a drum machine, the trio morphed into a dance-rock outfit. Former Talking Heads Jerry Harrison took notice at SXSW 2007 and produced their debut LP. When they outgrew the drum machine, drummer Billy Potts stepped in. "Having BIlly, it feels less like a toy band," says Thompson.
Their first record is hip-shaking cool. Butler's smooth vocals give an after-dark vibe to the proggy melodies. "A Wetter Sea" oozes with new-wave style, while the brooding yet playful "Power to Change" hops like a long-lost Madness track with electronic flourishes and rock bravado. "Everyone" skanks like a Jamaican spaghetti western, and "Hysterical Sickness" pulsates with fist-pumping aggression. This album isn't just for hipper-than-thou scenesters. It's music that everyone can get together and dance to.
