
I must admit, I very surprised with the Brooklyn based rock band Akudama . After one listen, you can notice some deceptively catchy tunes, adding glimpses of ambient guitar, out of body background vocals, an understated pulse and a wisp of strings while still sounding muscular and confident. Despite drawing obvious influence from Doves and Broken Social Scene , the band maintains an identity and creates music that is alternately melancholy and uplifting, sparkling darkly with charged atmospherics. The band recently released a free EP entitled [...]