Shesus and I went to see Veruca Salt at the Metro last night. We got there a little after the opening acts started because we have found that opening acts are usually hit or miss.
Anyways, the band playing when we got there was The Lovemakers. They're out of Oakland and they blew us away with their live show.
They have a definite 80s New Wave sound and would fit in perfectly with a catalogue that included bands like Information Society, Human League, etc. After the show, we decided to pick up their CD and have listened to it at least 5 times today. It's catchy as hell. It's one of those albums that grows on you quickly and you can't get it out of your head.
Has anyone else heard them? What are your opinions if you have?
You can sample some of their stuff on their website
here.
What's even better is that they'll be back in town in one month playing with She Wants Revenge, another band I'm becoming excited about.
Music is not dead. There is some really good new music out there.