Band To Watch: Suckers
After listening to any of the four tracks on Brooklyn quartet Suckers debut self-titled EP you won't be at all surprised to learn that Yeasayer's Anand Wilder produced it, along with Chris Moore (TV On The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Think "2080" minus the kids. The group, which includes BTW Quinn Walker, constructs songs around uplifting group chants and harmonies and an at times dub-like, always joyful synth-and-percussion based instrumentation (with some bass providing the low-end, tons of shakers). Walker's joined by drummer/keyboardist Brian Aiken and fellow multi-instrumental chanters Austin Fisher and Pan. Speaking of "Pan": Scene-wise, you wouldn't be off placing them square in the colorful, fertile circle of MGMT, Chairlift, and Amazing Baby. Just look at how they're dressed. Now look past that and listen:
Suckers - "Easy Chairs" (MP3)
The Suckers EP is out 4/14 via IAMSOUND. (Remember, Telepathe's Dance Mother full-length is out on the same label on the same day.) You can hear Suckers -- including the dramatic, moving "It Gets Your Body Movin'" -- at the band's MySpace. Live:
02/07 - New York, NY @ Crash Mansion
03/06 - Brooklyn, NY @ Coco 66 #
03/19 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 (SXSW, Other Music/Heeb Magazine) %
03/19 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 - Austin, TX @ Waterloo Records (SXSW) 3PM $
03/21 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
# w/ Acrylics, Esque and DJ Aaron Pfenning of Chairlift
% w/ Chairlift, Crystal Stilts, Telepathe, Harlem Shakes, and Nite Jewel
$ w/ Telepathe
[Photo by Victoria Jacob]
Posted at 11:18 AM in Band To Watch, MP3, Tour Dates
Tags: Quinn Walker | Suckers | Yeasayer
There's a snazzy new version of that "Body Movin'" track on The Fader this week that's pretty killer.
http://www.thefader.com/articles/2009/1/29/exclusive-freeload-suckers-it-gets-your-body-movin
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Hell Yes, this song is dope.
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Super rad song.
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enough with the tribal face paint already
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i love them! this band will be huge!!!!!
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They sound kind of like David Bowie...I'm liking it.
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Hell Yeah.
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some sweeeet stuff
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fuck yes, this rules!
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Ah yes! Some more "campfire chanting" and the default percussion of people who can't actually play drums! This is the future! I mean, the future is here! I mean, right now I feel like listening to c-grade Animal Collective!
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I'll take "C-grade" Animal Collective over most of the over-hyped bands around today.
*cough*Black Kids*cough*Ting-Tings*cough*
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*cough*Animal Collective*cough*
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a) I've heard this band is amazing live. Plan to see them at Crash Mansion this Sat
b) This drummer is immensely talented (listen to a few more songs on their Myspace)
c) The lead singer/songwriter is as close to a wunderkind as I've heard in a long time
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quinn walker is a genius... Lion Land/ Laughter's an Asshole took me on a magical journey this time last year... and hes got a prolific back catalogue full of gems as well
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One thing is for sure, "suckers" is not going to be a torrent-friendly search term. Unless, of course, you can filter out any results that also include words like cock, sperm, etc.
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