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The Rosebuds

So there's this guy and he's very earnest and his name is Ivan and he plays the guitar and he believes in rock'n'roll, because it's going to save his soul. And this guy, this guy loves this girl, Kelly, who plays the keyboard and shakes her head back and forth when she's playing and pumps her first in the air and sings along at the top her lungs. And there's this drummer who's their friend, and together they whip up the most amazingly catchy and sweet indie pop on the planet, like the kind they used to make back in the '50s.

They've got swooping drums, singalong choruses, and handclaps. The Rosebuds have got a little Motown, and a little Kinks, and a little Zombies, and a little Buddy Holly, and a whole lotta "yeah yeah yeah" and "la la la" and "ba da da" and "oh, whoa" all over the joint. It goes down quick and smooth, and leaves you in a sugary hazy of happiness with classy sweaters and rollerskates and the kids up at the Point on a Saturday night. The formula is simple, the execution is flawless, and all the kids dig it. Yeah? Yeah.

The Rosebuds - Kicks In The Schoolyard
The Rosebuds - My Downtown Friends

The Rosebuds official site. Buy The Rosebuds Make Out from Merge Records, iTunes Music Store, or Amazon.

Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 02.25.05 at 10:55 PM

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