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This Just In: The Windy City – Games
Indie/Pop
Now I will be quick to point out that this is actually a South African band based in Cape Town, but 2/3rds of the band’s talent belongs to a pair of Australian brothers so I thought I could let the location slip. Plus they have a few Aus shows coming up throughout August! So be sure to check them out if you’re in Perth or Melbourne (details below).
‘Games’ is the First single off The Windy City’s debut EP that has recently been Launched in Cape Town, and next on the list for these guys is the International Launch in Perth on the 6th of August.
In June 2011, ‘Games’ won “Best Rock Song” on Indie International’s song contest. It’s a catchy little tune, though the vocals sometimes sound a little flat when dragged out possibly a little too long but that is just being picky, all together The Windy City has a great sound that you can easily groove along to. Hopefully they will relocate one day and we can officially call them our own, but for now we can only borrow them for a short time – so make sure you show some love and see them if you can!
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Get more of The Windy City on:
www.thewindycity.co.za
Facebook
Soundcloud &
Twitter
Touring:
Perth: 06th August: Hundred Acre Wood EP Launch, Rosemount Hotel
Song Of The Day – TiGERTOWN “What Makes It Harder”
Pop/Indie
TiGERTOWN, the fantastic little indie band that brought you the great song “Go Now” now bring to you “What Makes It Harder” another gem of a song. Information is hard to come by on these guys as there official site links straight to their Facebook, but I can tell you they are a family band from Sydney and that they are playing a free show tonight! Get to 34 Degrees South by 10.45pm 1/34 Campbell Parade Bondi Beach for some quality tunes to take you into the second half of this week.
“What Makes It Harder” is an excellent follow up track for the band and shows that they can consistently bring out that spark to make a good song magical. The chorus does get stuck in your head quite easy and this could be because the song is quite repetitive towards the end. With that being my only sour point, the male singing underneath the female in parts produces a very nice sound, rather than a clash and is used much more subtly compared to “Go Now”. This song has a happy topping attributed to the bells, cheerful voices and upbeat feel, yet is also saddened and dispirited underneath at the same time when you listen to the lyrics.
An enjoyable song from one talented family, let us know what you think of the follow up to “Go Now”? better/no so good? leave us a comment…
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