05.04.08
Surfact
The observant reader may have noticed a band called Surfact has been graced with a position in the Music slot of all my posts lately. Surfact is a relatively new Danish grunge/metal band whom I finally got around to noticing after listening to their excellent song Supression exactly as I was finishing a blog entry.
I dug out their MySpace Music page and gave the five songs on there a listen, and I realized I’d heard no less than three of them on the radio and liked them all without realizing they were from the same band (that’s the problem of listening to the radio while you work, you forget to pay attention). I looked into them and discovered that they’ve only released one album so far, Terrific Downfall. I decided I ought to own this album.
After hunting across the city for it, I finally managed to buy the last copy in the third shop I visited. Then I got home, sat down to give it a good listen, and fell in love with every song on their record. I also noticed that I was already familiar with a fourth song on there from the radio, Monkey On Your Back, which was a pleasant surprise. It’s always kinda tricky to recommend music on a gaming blog, because I have no idea what sort of songs you, my readers, are into, with a few exceptions. However, I believe if you enjoy grunge a’la Pearl Jam, the softer side of metal a’la Muse, or just good rock in general, you are quite likely to enjoy Surfact. Give them a listen and judge for yourself.
fox said,
May 4, 2008 at 21:45
First thing I thought: “The synthesizer/keyboard sucks!”
Second thing: “Hm, ok… it get’s better, has some sludge elements.”
Third thing” “Yes, it’s really nice. Sounds warm and sincere like good pop rock music should sound.”
They sound a bit like Led Zeppelin mixed with Bush or Pearl Jam and some Linkin Park-styled synths.
Conlusion: I really like them and I enjoy listening to their music but they maintain too many pop-elements which prevents them from permanently occupiying a place on my personal heavy rotation-list. I guess they are a great festival-act, right at sundown or during a short summer lightning.
Remaining question:
Why the hell are they labeled as Death Metal on their myspace-page?
fox said,
May 4, 2008 at 22:38
Besides my huge faible for 50’s-R’n'R and Psychobilly I have been very much into Sludge and Stoner Rock lately. Some of my current favourites/newest discoveries are
- http://www.myspace.com/zaiusrocks
- http://www.myspace.com/leftlanecruiser
- http://www.myspace.com/vallenbrosaofficial
- http://www.myspace.com/pigmylovecircus
Jonas said,
May 5, 2008 at 00:06
Directly translated from Danish, they call themselves “cute death metal”, which I’m guessing is a joke.
They are pretty soft, I mean it’s not hard core heavy metal or anything, but I tend to prefer my metal with a bit of pop in it. I’m just a sucker for a good, simple melody, I guess, which is why I prefer Metallica’s 1990’s albums.