The Sky Drops
It's definitely shoegazey, with some dense guitar and a dreamy/moody quality to the vocals, and lovely harmonies. It's the kind of music that you might not find yourself immediately tapping your toes to, but the more you listen to it, the more the melodies expand and resonate and demand your attention.
The Sky Drops--"Hang On" mp3 off Clouds of People EP (buy--it's only $5) "Let me carry you and hang on, we're not on this earth too long." A nice slice of melancholy pop.
The Sky Drops--"Now Would Be" mp3 off Clouds of People EP This one rocks a bit harder, with more of an edge, but still on the somber side. Kind of cautionary, you might say.
They're in the studio recording right now, and aren't doing a whole lot of shows either, but you can listen to them perform on Jon Solomon's radio show on WPRB on Dec. 13th at 8 p.m. EST. That's 103.3 fm out of Princeton, New Jersey. If you aren't in listening range of the station, which even I'm not, the performance will be archived at this location, so you can listen to it anyway.
Check out their myspace. Also, Monika has her own solo thing going on, which she calls Bullette, and you can find out more about her at her site, plus download some of her music for free. Plus FiL over at pogo a go-go has her smokey rendition of "Blue Christmas" up in one of his Christmas mixes, so check it out. I should mention that The Sky Drops are Monika Bullette and Rob Montejo. As you can see, Monika is the drummer, which I think is really cool. I have a real soft spot for female percussionists.
photo courtesy the sky drops, credit becky nickerson, taken 10/1 at the middle east, cambridge, ma
Oh goodness! Oh my!! This is really very good, indeed. Further proof of
my theory that everything Bullette touches turns to tones of gold.
um, you might be disappointed this week, i'm sorry to say. but i promise to
get it together for next week. i explain more tomorrow, i swear. i'm
rocking out to "space christmas" as i write this, tho. i love it!
I like the Bullette stuff, but I haven't gotten into the sky drops stuff
yet.
oooh, you must do the podcast! it's loads of fun. go here:
http://www.timyoung.net/contrast/?page_id=89 and it will tell you
everything. thanks to some very explicit directions from fil a while back,
i found it extremely easy to do. i always record my intro in a .wav file.
try to keep it under a minute, then just email the songfile and .wav file
to tim. i made the mistake of not listening to many intros before i did my
first one, and so i sounded a little lame and nervous, but you're much more
clever than i am and i have no doubts you will do great. i'm working on my
intro for next week right now, in fact. : )
Oh, this is really, really good! Thanks for pointing me to Bullette! I
like your taste in music!
thank you, nat! i loved your choice on the podcast this week, btw. and i
have often wondered how the folks who worked in stores could stand that
canned music, the same songs over and over . . . ugh! : )
What a great sound! Thanks for pointing these guys (guy and gal) out.
We'll have to keep tabs on them and check out a live show when they're done
in the studio.
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