There's something about the power trio format. From Buddy Holly and the Crickets to The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream, the three-man rock lineup seems to be synonymous with long instrumental jams, heavy guitar chords, and ultra-tight rock played with an air of complexity to it. Though it has pretty much fallen out of popularity in recent years (yeah, okay Rush still tours), the carriers of that tradition still largely fall into the same category of extended jams played by top notch musicians. In that vein, this week marks another, somewhat self-indulgent, episode for me featuring another relatively unknown band that I, personally, just sort of fell in love with recently. The New Finland Radicals are a power trio that draws their influences from a diverse selection of musical stylings including King Crimson, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, David Bowie, and the Beach Boys.
Though the band has been playing together in one form or another for quite some time, they are relatively new to the live scene (hence one of the main purposes of this podcast). The shows they have played thus far have been very well received by fans and fellow musicians, however, and they are a fun, easy-going group of guys to work with -- making them a band to watch in the months to come as their self-promotional and marketing campaigns kick in to gear not just locally, but on a regional level as well. In the meantime, they have a good repertoire of songs ready to record and we look forward to their new EP release early next year.
Links referenced in the show:
and the Korg MicroKORG XL 37-key Protable Music Synthesizer
on the track Where's Brian (and others).