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The Galactic Heroes
The absolutely charming Galactic Heroes are the embodiment of teenage awkwardness, expressing in charming, ramshackle indie pop. The Heroes excel at sunny '60s pop with catchy choruses, using everything but the kitchen sink as instruments, and a machine gun style, as most of the songs clock in at about three minutes long. The tunes come fast and furious, with nonsense syllables showing up on numerous occasions with a kazoo or bicycle whistle chiming in, reminiscent of Apples in Stereo or Of Montreal. Their hyperactive songs are about the mundane memories that typically make up childhood: flashes of roadtrips and people that are uninteresting to anyone else, but the Galactic Heroes make such banalities inviting and endearing with bubblegum hooks and sweet harmonies.
The songs on Every Sidewalk and How About San Francisco? burst with a youthful energy, as if they have to get all of their messages out before the answering machine tape runs out. The words in verses rush and trip over each other, two-part vocals are hurrying to get to that all too important hook, with handclaps, bells, and tambourines playing catchup the whole way. It's all cotton candy and jelly beans and gummi bears and bright sunny mornings. Meanwhile, the Galactic Heroes are telling a story, such as joys of summer or that one time the band visited you in your town and thank you for inviting them, they had such a wonderful time. And how can anyone begrudge their joy? Not me.
The Galactic Heroes - Get Up
The Galactic Heroes - Coffee and Pastries
The Galactic Heroes - Heroes and Villians
The Galactic Heroes - Today Won't Be The Same
The Galactic Heroes - Wonderful
The Galactic Heroes' official site. Purchase Every Sidewalk from Amazon or iTunes Music Store. The Galactic Heroes play Saturday, March 18 at 9:30 p.m. at Habana Calle 6 Patio.
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Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 03.11.06 at 2:38 AM
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