Lately I've been delving into a post modern/rock (however less pretentious you like it) in the form of TV on the Radio, Cloud Cult, Wolf Parade, the like. Mostly TV on the radio because their writing style is better, and man, a voice like that delivers so well. Musically, however, they're like Interpol in that most of the variation comes in the forms of Drums and Guitars. However, they're also pretty organic - they take advantage of whistling, claps, doo wops, albeit not in the same happy twee manner as Suburban Kids wbn. It'a bit eerie, i think, and nice change of pace.
Not to say they're musically simple. They incorporate jazz themes - which I unfortunately learned in my tenure of my first quarter - just with very minimal work. But man, the lyrics and delivery. Two of the golden trinity of music. A bit dark, a bit tortured they're are. One of the songs i particularly fancy is Ambulance - the lyrics there are great. A good thing to do is always to feature opposite and contrasts, which Ambulance does.
I will be your accident if you will be my ambulance
I will be your screech and crash if you will be my crutch and cast
And I will be your one more time if you will be my one last chance
Oh look how dark and tortured is that. They may be isolating with their indie alternative post jazz modern whatever genre, but boy are their lyrics still about love. Maybe that's just how distant it is sometimes!
