The Winter Sounds

Third track from The Winter Sounds' new album Church of the Haunted South (out July 7) is blessed with augmented beauty. “O’ Fear” sounds like a less orchestrated and femme-choir tinged version of The Polyphonic Spree’s creative moments. But it’s not quite like that. At first, you’re going to get distracted hearing Brian Wilson-ish choirs, then the song elevates to A-Ha for a few moments and by the first lines, you might get a Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian) feeling for the guy behind the mic, maybe because of the accent. But then the Winter Sounds surface and this is just when the false ideas vanish.

The Winter Sounds are Patrick Keenan (bass, vocals), Clayton Taylor (guitar, vocals), Ryan Durdin (drums) and Merideth Huff (keyboard, vocals) and they seem to have an insatiable enthusiasm for touring, sleeping on floors, eating ramen noodles, and getting their music heard. They are signed with Livewire Recordings and have received over 1,500 downloads in just a month. Church of the Haunted South is their second proper LP after 2007’s Porcelain Empire and an 2008 EP called Pinebox.

[mp3] The Winter Sounds "O' Fear"

Thanks to Liz Lawson @ Deus Ex Machina for recommendation