In the short time since I've started this little blog thing, the focus has been on bands I really like and stuff that is currently dominating my iPod, iPhone, computer, or other readily available music player. To see if this thing had any appeal beyond my compadres, family members, and handsomely bribed co-workers, I started up a Twitter account @rockfiend. Much to my surprise, a few followers suddenly appeared after my first few posts and, even cooler, a couple of them were in bands. Since I'm always game to hear new tunes, I decided that I'd write a post on one of these bands from time to time. First up, Brooklyn NY's the Sweet Ones.
A self described "junk rock trio", the Sweet Ones bring a nice mix of influences - some punkier than others. I had a chance to listen to their newest album Mistakes and there's some cool tunes on there. Most of the songs are raw, lo-fi-ish garage rockers with big hooks with a few surprises. "Rutley" has a soul feel to it and, my favorite song on the album, "Carburetor", is a jazzy, swinging number complimented by a Morphine-style sax line.
Mistakes is a cool album with solid tunes, nice little surprises, and some really funny lyrics. Thinking this one will become part of the active rotation. One question - when are you going to play Chicago? For more info on The Sweet Ones, check them out at:
http://thesweetones.net
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