Rock-Ola

Our latest discovery, FRIENDS OF SOUND, are a husband and wife duo from Alabama, and their sensual, stirring debut album "Rock-Ola" sounds like early classic Sarah Records 7" singles filtered through a late model weirdometer! This is dark, sparkling lullaby-pop and modern-folklore, with iridescent melodies carried by coed vocals and a slinky electronic flourish, augmented with a twisted Deep South gothic sensibility. Not "southern fried" by any means, the sounds on this record could've been created in the mid-90s Bristol, England scene as much as Birmingham, AL. Influences and comparisons include LUNA, the NOVAK/QUICKSPACE camp, ADVENTURES IN STEREO, YO LA TENGO, GALAXIE 500, The MAGNETIC FIELDS (or any Stephin Merritt project for that matter), and The VELVET UNDERGROUND.