What would happen if you Dr. Frankensteined together pieces of The Killers, Muse, and Pete Yorn. And not the parts that get repetitive or annoying, just the good stuff. For instance let’s only take the wall of guitar {almost an eighties synth sound} from The Killers, the driving melodies of Muse, and the clever songwriting and strong vocals of Pete Yorn. Oh, and just for good measure throw in your favorite song by The Walkmen. We’ll put them in a blender, hit it with a jolt of 1.21 gigawatts of electricity, and send the outcome back to the future.
Well what we would be left with after this little experiment amounts to an extremely strong debut album from the Seattle based outfit labeled Siberian. The album, entitled With Me (iTunes), is solid from start to finish and reflects a song writing maturity and musical ability not usually found on a debut album. The three tracks here are an excellent cross section of the sound Siberian puts out and if they continue down this path they might be one of the few bands this decade that turn a profit on their album sales.
mp3 : Siberian - Belgian Beer and Catholic Girls
mp3 : Siberian - Airship
mp3 : Siberian - Georg Bendemann
Originally I thought their sound was going to be tweedy and sophmoric, due largely to the title of the lead off track, but after a quick listen I was immediately in love with this little band that could. There’s something here intangible that keeps me listening through the album time after time. A good staying power.
on tour
Feb 01 - Bellingham, WA - Underground Coffee House
Feb 29 - Redmond WA - Old Firehouse
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