I didn't discover Caddywhompus until they released their EP, The Weight. The second I heard Age of Wild Spirits, I was blown away! It pretty much sums up what they are all about in 4 minutes. Experimental rock that can range from slow and melodic to hard and grinding within seconds. Based on this one song I actually went out and paid for their album and all I can say is it's 21 minutes of freshness. It's 4 songs that are packed with different melodies that perfectly compliment the lead singers voice. This is a bit different from their earlier work where the lead's voice stands out too much and it seems like they weren't quite sure what they wanted their sound to be. But now it looks as though they are on a clear path and are certainly improving as musicians. I actually saw them for the first time at a Valentine's Day house party. It was a really strange setting. It was at some other band's house who clearly only threw this party to get laid but did so under the pretense of being a new local venue who was housing a showcase of some of the best new local artists. I almost immediately left when I walked in and heard this guy who called himself The Cocker Spaniels, "singing" and dancing around the room like he was at Eeyore's birthday (google this annual Austin party).He had no band, just a laptop playing awful music and he actually looked like a cocker spaniel himself. But I decided to tough it out. Plus some kind of cute girl kept smiling at me and it was Valentine's Day, so I was thinking maybe I could get the "hey im lonely on a holiday" complimentary lay. I didn't btw, I lost her in the Daft Punk dance party that followed, but the good news is that Caddywhompus killed it! Even their old material sounded pretty good live. The place erupted when they started to play songs from The Weight and I nearly went deaf because I was literally standing right behind the drummer. They are a two piece band and you can tell that they have been playing together for quite some time because they ran a smooth set and sound just like their recorded material. Definitely give these guys a shot if they come to your town. Based upon their show and the progression of their music, I would give them a rating of FRESH!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOJYdekMF5k
Next up is A$ap Rocky. I kept missing him when he was here for SXSW and I certainly wasn't going to pay Drake money to go see him. I already got my fill of bad r&b acts when Color Me Badd came to Victoria. But I do love his mixtape. Especially every song that Clams Casino produced, check Palace and Wassup. Some of his biggest songs are Peso and Purple Swag. Just listening to him you can tell he's from New York. He carries that style and that swag. He has skills and he has that laid back calming flow kind of like Ma$e but he doesnt sound dumb like Ma$e. Also I just like typing names with a $ in them. As a matter of fact, my name is now spelled Kell$. But anyway, didnt Ma$e seem like he was the slow kid in school that all of the mean kids made fun of but he some how made it because he was cute?
Check out A$ap for yourself and see if it's your style. MTV is already hopping on this dude, so get on board with him before he's doing songs with Kid Cudi and Bruno Mars. I would rate him as FRESH!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=2bDTlqsNYFI&NR=1
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