Boston sounds.

Boston is fucking great.
In a city with 4 large colleges in such proximity, there is an endless supply of new musical talent being birthed there on a regular basis. Lurking in small, on campus venues or down in the basements of the permanently inebriated student population lies a collective of exciting new bands.
I went out to the streets of Boston to scope out the best of this fresh talent. Having spoken to the lovely people of local record store, Newbury Comics (to be honest "Newbury Records" would have been a less misleading name) and various shop owners I was kindly directed in the general direction of a few great unsigned gems and a few of the lucky bands that have somehow fondled their way onto a label.

The one band that half of Boston seemed to point me towards was Bad Rabbits. Intrigued by the buzz, I had a quick nosey at their myspace, and actually, they turned out to be pretty shit. Maybe if you're into funk and/or soul then they could be for you, but I just don't see the appeal in their clean cut, cheesy vocals and over the top choruses. If you do for some inexplicable reason feel the overwhelming urge to check them out then go for it, you might love what you hear, (if you've had your music taste surgically removed).

One of the more aurally pleasing recommendations I got was Faces on Film. Days away from releasing their second album "Some Weather" (Released November 2nd) it's a wonder how these guys haven't become big yet! I seriously recommend downloading their debut "The Troubles" for a lovely slice of good old fashioned, laid back, cool as fuck indie. Give em' a listen!

The strangely named Mr Sister are a 4 piece indie/folk setup who seem to be, as far as I can tell, quite popular in the Boston area. It's doesn't come as too much of a surprise really. Guitars, brass instruments and female vocals are nearly always a winning combination. I can't wait for an LP.

Finally, a pretty underground band in Boston, Lamps and Amps are pretty sweet, a mere 2039 profile views on Myspace at the time of writing, which i'm certain will pump your "indie cred" through the roof! Oh, and they also make pretty good music too. The only song I can find on the interwebs is "Pale blue eyes", which although lyrically is nothing special, you just can't argue with that voice! Get on it!

And so concludes my whistle stop tour of the Boston music scene, I'd love to tell you more, however i think i've rambled on enough for now, so I shall leave you with a short list of other nice bands the Boston scene has to offer.
The sun sets quick - rough around the edges garage-rock
Movers and Shakers - Actually I should have written more about these guys, they're pretty good. A nice fun band, sort of like reel big fish without all that horn nonsense.
Xiphoid Dementia - Industrial/ambient, this guy can make incredible soundscapes!