There was a time when there were local bands like Naked, Kick!, Lizards Convention, Concave Scream, Forced Vomit, Stoned Revivals...
Then fast-forward to the present, there are local bands like Ronin, Astreal, Tiramisu, Lunarin, My Precious', West Grand Boulevard, The Observatory...
But above them all, there is
ELECTRICO, the best Indie Rock band ever to come out of our sunny little island.
Fusing the sounds of U2, Coldplay and Snow Patrol, yet retaining that raw, Made-in-Singapore feel, this quintet really knows how to play some savvy pop-rock. And for starters, you can actually hear lead-singer David Tan's well-articulated vocals. Because so many local boys and girls mumble their way through their over-jangly guitars anyway.
Hip City is their Sophomore follow-up to 2004's immensely successful
So Much More Inside. It features kick-ass tracks such as Love In New Wave (1st single on MTV ASIA now 'starring' the babelicious Desiree Siahaan), Hello, Fever Fly, Stay Away and a ballad with Filipino lads RiverMaya called All The World. An eclectic mix of Brit-pop meets angst-rock.
Lead guitarist Daniel Sassoon has to be the very best that Singapore has to offer. Together with his infectious riffs, Pseudo Goth-chick and Key-boardist Amanda Ling serves up some delectable synth melodies that blend in effortlessly with the thumping bass of Desmond Goh and tireless drumming of William Lim Jnr.
These are our national anthems at their best! =))
Lets start off with the hauntingly beautiful Hello before sampling some of the other great tracks over the weekend.
Enjoy!
Music Video - Love In New Wave