bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
These guys are sort of a local band, well, they're from the DFW area at any rate, and I saw them open for Bowling for Soup last year (I have no idea why they were opening for BFS. It was the oddest band pairing I've ever seen). Then, I ended up enjoying their act so much, I bought tickets for a second BFS show, so I could see them again. They have a bit of a folk vibe going, but it's that jangly kind of folk. Their new album comes out on Tuesday, but it's streaming here:
Truth on Tape
And this is the song that really made me kind of fall in love with them (plus, the video's kind of kick ass):
YouTube - Smile Smile "Beg You To Stay
If you want a rather nice summary of their story and their sound, this "review" (promo) sums it up pretty well:
Hip Video Promo - Music Video Promotion
Excerpt:
Anyways, I thought I'd share. Their music is incredibly pleasant, though not the greatest thing ever written. Plus, they featured a video I shot of them on their website, so I figured I'd pimp them a bit
Truth on Tape
And this is the song that really made me kind of fall in love with them (plus, the video's kind of kick ass):
YouTube - Smile Smile "Beg You To Stay
If you want a rather nice summary of their story and their sound, this "review" (promo) sums it up pretty well:
Hip Video Promo - Music Video Promotion
Excerpt:
...That said, there's no denying that those fans are concentrated in Smile Smile's hometown of Dallas, where guitarist/singer Ryan Hamilton and pianist/singer Jencey Hirunrusme are considered underground celebrities and rock royalty. Longtime favorites of the Dallas mainstream press -- the Observer has praised their "brilliantly unconventional songwriting and smart harmonies" -- the duo have established themselves as one of the city's most consistently entertaining bands. And as so frequently happens in tightly-knit independent-music scenes, the personal lives of the principal characters become public. Dallas music listeners know that Hamilton and Hirunrusme were once a couple; they also know that despite a typically ugly breakup, they continue to harmonize beautifully onstage. Perhaps acknowledging that there was no ducking their story, Smile Smile has decided instead to embrace it. Truth On Tape, their upcoming full-length, is a brutally-honest examination of a relationship in disarray, sung from the perspectives of two young lovers with the best intentions -- and a propensity for making the worst mistakes. Candid and courageous, it's also remarkably tuneful, catchy, and sonically adventurous. The romantic desolation is real, but Smile Smile always communicates an irreducible sense of hope.
Anyways, I thought I'd share. Their music is incredibly pleasant, though not the greatest thing ever written. Plus, they featured a video I shot of them on their website, so I figured I'd pimp them a bit