The Plastic Pals

One of the best things about writing this blog is getting e-mails from bands. Mostly they're new bands I haven't heard off, but not always. Generally they want me to listen to their music and feature it here, but again not always. Either way it's nice to see bands that don't treat blogs as the enemy.

Which brings me to The Plastic Pals. I got an e-mail from them and immediately liked them. They're from Stockholm although the songs are in English. They've got a sound that's hard to describe, for me at least. They appeal to the part of me that enjoy Loaded era Velvet Underground (that's a large part of me) and Television, but with a popier touch.

The lead vocalist Hawk Soold has an awesome voice with a bit of John Cale and just a touch of Jon Spencer mixed in. If that hasn't got you eager to listen to them then I don't know what will. Here's a track for you all:

She's Going Back

and here's a live video, you can really hear the Loaded-esque guitar playing:


There's A Wind On The Moon


Go here to download another couple of free tracks as well as buy the album (First track Here Comes The Sun is my personal favourite). Visit their myspace here and lastly, here's their homepage. Enjoy.