Understated, Quite.

Some people say I need to get out more.

This is most likely, but possibly not exclusively, because I tend to spend my weekends trawling through Myspazz and The Hype Machine trying to find new music. Apparently it's a lot better to go to a park on the other side of the city and drink yourself into oblivion on cheap cider.
Go figure.

Still, while I'm not exactly down with the 'cool kids,' I have managed to uncover several bands currently flitting about very much under the radar, most of which do not go well with a hangover. Well, apart from this quite ambient band..



The Marshmallow Kisses







SeeqPod - Playable Search

With such a sweet name, this duo are everything you would expect of them. Formed in 2001, the Chinese band play with a delicately, floaty elegance. This is like honey to the ears and is perfect for the morning after the night before.

Unlike my next band..


The Mystery Tramps

You wouldn't think by looking at this group of what looks like 14 year olds that they'd be one of what appears to be America's most promising bands.



This pop punk group, formed in Massachusetts, formed their name rather bizarrely from a lyric in seminal Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone.' The group play music that is set to repeat in your head every day for the next week at least, with their catchy, bouncy riffs, and create more than just pop punk by numbers. Despite their youth, the band have played to loyal fans as far afield as New York. If you're into Simple Plan and bands of that ilk, give them a go.

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Mystery+Tramps

And last but not least on my little list:

Understated


"Look up twat in the glossary; and you'll find me," Essex boy Rob barks in frantic and brilliantly written 'Place Your Bets on Four.' With their lyrics comes a very clever insight into the mind of a British teenager- following issues like ill fated relationships and, eerm, sheep. (See Baa Baa Baghead for a surreal old skool track using mostly animal noises.) With much of their perky, ska influenced music, it seems that they would not be out of place in the mainstream, or at least periphery of the UK Indie scene, following the likes of the Arctic Monkeys and The Metros.
Watch this space.
http://www.myspace.com/understatedthebanduk