Go ahead and tell 'em that you heard me on the dirty radioĪnd if you're not a fan of the 50s, well here's a pretty solid little remix for ya. Why don't we get rid of all of the people Well, I swear I'll always say the wrong thingĮven if they never play my music on the radio Hopefully, we will get a taste of their retro-soul in the NorthEast in 2012, and you can be assured that when I hear they are coming back to Boston, I will most certainly be letting you know. Sallie Ford is original for our time in offering us a kind of "Snoop Dogg inspired" rockabilly hip-hop. I recommend listening to their album straight through from start to finish. Clever lyrical quips, twisty base-lines, and unpredictable vocal inflections make listening to Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside passively interactive and just plain fun. If you're a music lover who also enjoys a bit of time travel, Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside will strike your fancy. But, with The Decemberists, anything goes.Īnd if you enjoy Salsa, here's some Latin flare I've been enjoying.Ġ6 Oye Manita by Ford and the Sound Outside If you have not heard much from The Decemberists, absolutely check them out and have your ears tuned to the sounds of acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, base guitar, accordion, melodica, piano, keyboards, harmonica, tambourine, standing base, and whatever myriad instruments they have up there.
According to a story in Unfold Magazine in April 2011, The Decemberists, known for encouraging audience participation, made their audience scream as if they were being eaten by a whale, as the band members pretended to die onstage to their song “The Mariners Revenge.” And while there is something to be said about writing a song about love, your life, or the world, there is also deep creativity that goes into writing a detailed song about a mariner being eaten by a sea creature.Īs a side note, it happens to be coincidence that I am featuring another band out of Portland, Oregon, although Portland does churn out great artists.
One band that masters this is the Decemberists. But there is one faculty that is truly impressive and often overlooked, and that is the ability to write music and make up folklore about fictional/historical characters that do not exist in reality.
There are many ways to determine the degree of a band’s creativity and talent, a few being: timbre (use of different instruments and sounds of different pitch/volume), actual instrumental dexterity, ability to create harmony and rhythm, a capacity to dabble in different genres, and lyrical clout.
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