Band of the Week: New York Times

Listening to the Brooklyn based New York Times, one can't help but thinking of the multitude of bands that they sort of resemble. Bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Sleater-Kinney immediately spring to mind thanks to the female vocals, but just comparing any band to another band is selling them short. The Brooklyn quartet is certainly an original entity, even though they wear their influences on their sleeves.

By blending elements of New Wave, Post-Punk, Pop, and other musical genres, New York Times are creating sounds that are immediately appealing to any music lover's ears. It's accesible music that's just the right amount of interesting and catchy together. Lead singer Rebecca Roulette has the kind of voice that sounds like its yearning to get out the emotions she's feeling. It's powerful and raw, yet somehow remains tender and very feminine. That's completmented well by the rest of the band with pounding rhythms and blistering guitar riffs that push the music to new heights.

I've been listening to their self-titled, debut EP for a couple of days now and I am very impressed by everything I'm hearing. The music is tight, and it's instantly recognizable but still new. Good stuff.
New York Times - "Burn"
New York Times - "Gotta Know You"
New York Times - "Terminal Five"
New York Times on Myspace
Upcoming Shows:
March 7th @ The Tank
April 19th @ Fontana's

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Thursday's Short Links:
- Pitchfork has Goldfrapp on their Guest List.
- Stereogum tells High Places to quit their jobs then interviews them.
- My Old Kentucky Blog interviews Tickley Feather.
- Gothamist interviews Kaki King.
- CMJ reviews The Acorn's live show and believes bloggers should be creaming themselves over it. I agree.