The Lead Made Us All Go Insane

I'm at a bit of a loss here. This is a newer band. They're called the Guillemots. That's pronounced 'gill-eh-motts'. Which doesn't look right to me. But that's the three years of French talking. I just do what Vice tells me.

From what I've been told, this is a group which has a background that ranges from jazz to classical piano to pop. "Studded with broken rhythms and mini-keyboard orchestras, the British based group produces a quirky and catchy sound that is refreshing even to our jaded ears. Their music is reminiscent of bands such as Broken Social Scene, The Dears, Rufus Wainwright, and Arcade Fire. Their mini album dropped March 14th and is aptly called from the cliffs."

That's what Vice told me. They put out good records and magazines and other items that catalog pop culture. You love them. You know you do. You can find a review of the album on Music (For Robots) here. There's also a review of the first single "Trains to Brazil" available on You Aint No Picasso.

Here's a quote from Fyfe Dangerfield, the singer guy: "We want to make the sort of music that reveals something new about itself each time you listen to it, but that doesn't need to be at the expense of it being accessible. Head music's all well and good, but it's got to hit you in the heart and feet too."