Greetings to another band from the Silverlake scene of LA, the Deadly Syndrome, who aren't nearly as dangerous -- though perhaps as contagious -- as their mismatched moniker suggests. The Syndrome is turning heads in their native Los Angeles, packing venues and picking up local press praise. Amongst their press clips is a bit from LA Weekly, citing three highly obscure reference points in their belief that the band crafts "explosive, unaffected songs right out of the Arcade Fire/Modest Mouse/Wolf Parade playbook.? Maybe live, maybe on other parts of the record, but there will be no Arcade Mouse Parade here. Instead, "Winter In You" has a sense of Tim Buckley's woozy longing, shifting gears with a swift key change into a surrealist-folkie hook.
The Deadly Syndrome - "Winter In You" (MP3)
Never really brings that Act III you're waiting for, but it's purty. "Eucalyptus" is more in line with the indie canon the LA press has been bandying about, with tom-my kit calls, glockenspiels, and a sure-fire blogger-friendly chorus.
The Deadly Syndrome - "Eucalyputs" (MP3)
The Deadly Syndrome's debut LP The Ortolan (a European singing bird about the size of a lark, thank you Google) is out 9/11 on Dim Mak. West coast tour dates with (labelmates and Huey Lewis fans) Oh No! Oh My! and Hot Hot Heat after the jump.
07/14 - Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar #$
07/17 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones #$
07/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent #$
07/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour #$
07/20 - San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar #$
07/25 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew %
07/26 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Attic %
07/27 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk %
07/28 - Reno, NV @ Stoney?s %
# - w/ Oh No! Oh My!
$ - w/ Let's Go Sailing
% - w/ Hot Hot Heat
