Through the loveliness of Twitter and such, I've really grown to love the music of Sacred Animals. Last October I caught onto Darragh's musical talents via a sweet remix by GhostWaves,... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Continuing on the theme of music from 2007 that rocked, but which I never found the time or space to write about: today's entry is Holy Roman Empire , who bear a striking resemblance to Paramore, who I talked about last week. These folks focus a little bit more on the punk and a little less on the pop, but it's based on the same general premise that there are few things more enticing than female vocals on top of crunchy guitars playing catchy melodies. Undeserving You - Holy Roman Empire [...]
H oly Roman Empire is a female-fronted band with a sound somewhere between the poppy pseudo-core of Paramore and the more mainstream hard rock of Evanescence. Their latest album The Longue Duree isn't overly catchy or bursting full of energy at every moment, but it is a solid and polished effort from a band that features former members of Shai Hulud, Arma Angelus, and The Hope Conspiracy (among others). The music is well-played and alternates cleanly played and toned down verses with punchy and crunchy guitars blowing the choruses wide open. Vocalist Emily Schambra (like [...]
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