The Deadly Deaths

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Disc 1:
#	Track Name	Artist	MP3 Sample
1	Bury It	The Deadly Deaths	MP3 sample

2	Half-Time Double Team	The Deadly Deaths	MP3 sample

3	Restless	The Deadly Deaths	MP3 sample

4	Easy Come, Easy Go	The Deadly Deaths	MP3 sample

5	See The World	The Deadly Deaths	MP3 sample

6	Deadline	The Deadly Deaths	MP3 sample

7	Salty	The Deadly Deaths	MP3 sample

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and of course Dunedin all get their regular share of the NZ Music limelight but poor old Hamilton is more often than not left in the cold (The Datsuns being an obvious exception to this rule). So it was with great pleasure and more than a little bit of a surprise when this little gem was released. The Waikato is back on the national musical map with this trio's wonderful debut self titled release.
Shunning all current musical trends in favour of creating their own sound, this 3-piece combines varied and unlikely influences to come up with a smooth blend of laidback melodic indie pop – aptly self-describing their sound as "restrained indie-synth-pop". There are some Pinback moments here, with a melodic multi-vocal delivery but with throbbing a synth bass and almost slacker cool that brings to mind The Dandy Warhols or The Earlies' most recent effort.
Opener 'Bury It' already has a snazzy video doing the rounds and 'Half-Time Double-Team' is an obvious candidate for next hit single – chilled out, effortless pop perfection. Elsewhere there are some nicely dubbed-out Pink Floyd moments, like the closing track 'Salty' which ends up sounding like Jakob jamming with Salmonella Dub – not a bad combo at all!
An impressive debut and one that would have no trouble shining on the international stage. On a superficial note, it's great to hear an independent release with such classy production as well as an eye-catching sleeve design. Kiwi release of the year so far? Highly recommended.

Product Details

Artist: The Deadly Deaths
Album: The Deadly Deaths
Cat #: sdr003
Date: 07/05/2007
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Label: Mole
Usually Ships: 2 - 6 Days
Genres: Alt/Indie/Punk , Electronic , New Zealand , Pop
Normally: ~~$29.95~~
SmokeCDs Price: $24.95