Midlake vs. Jimi Hendrix - Roscoe (Gypsy Eyes)

I found Midlake by way of my own music obsession, a band from Denton, Texas. After buying their latest release ‘The Trials of Vanoccupanther,’ I immediately went back and bought everything they ever touched. With sweet pop rock sounds, this is some band that needs your attention. Lately they’ve been featured in Rolling Stone and Magnet magazines, so they are definitely making some waves.

The ‘Trials’ is an excellent disc, but I wanted more. With it’s catchy melodic tone, it seemed to be a little to clean for me. Not a bad thing, I just like it dirty sometimes (don’t we all?).

I searched the internet high and low, looking for live tracks, unreleased, anything. And with that, I made one of the best discoveries of my life. -team9.net-

Anonymous bootlegger team9 from Perth, Canada remixes tracks from some up and coming artists, with older, more popular artists like 2 Live Crew, The Cure, Guns n Roses, and so many more. It’s really good mash-ups, and he usually let’s these go for free. Make sure you check them out. If you like this Midlake tune, make sure you check out their cd, ‘The Trials of VanOccupanther.’

Genre: indierock, indiepop, alternative

Why we like it: Smooth like Texas sweet tea. (Well, if you happen to be from Texas, or even like sweet tea.) This sophmoric accomplishment from Denton, Texas college buddie is an easy listening masterpiece. Full of sweet lovin harmonies for a long road trip, it’s also a disc you can keep in the background and it won’t bother you too much.

Why we don’t: Some songs like Head Home can get a repetitive, like they were actually shooting for radio play, or to be the montage music in a movie. We’re not saying you won’t like it, we just don’t. If you’re more into the gritty vocals that aren’t perfect, this isn’t your cd. It’s very acoustic, so consider that as well. But wonderfully so.

Like Artists: Great Lake Swimmers, Band of Horses, Grandaddy