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They Will Rock You: Land of Talk (No. 2)

Artist No. 2: Land of Talk

The Deal: The Montreal trio exhibits the aggression of D.C. hardcore meshed with the pop sensibilities of '90s grrrl-grunge -- that is, when they're not sounding like a chord-crazy art-damaged combo. With strikingly lovely female vocals riding opened-tuned guitars, they remind you why the "rock" half of the art-rock equation matters so much.

Sounds Like: PJ Harvey fronting Sonic Youth as a rambunctious teen

Fun Fact: Lead singer Elizabeth Powell's mom was known as North America's first female alligator wrestler.

Free Song: 'Speak to Me Bones,' by Land of Talk (MP3)

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mollie

also i think it's pretty fucking annoying when people try to plug their (or their friends bands) on these blogs. i work for a record label but you don't see me saying "HEY THIS IS CRAP, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING BETTER CHECK OUT __________ (insert name) on www.myspace.com/youareannoying.

kthnx.

March 17 2007 at 3:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mollie

also i think it's pretty fucking annoying when people try to plug their (or their friends bands) on these blogs. i work for a record label but you don't see me saying "HEY THIS IS CRAP, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING BETTER CHECK OUT __________ (insert name) on www.myspace.com/youareannoying.

kthnx.

March 17 2007 at 3:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mollie

i'll take pretty girls make graves over this ANY day.

March 17 2007 at 3:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David Parker

Nice crunchy guitars. Remind me of Gang Of Four (the guitars) for some reason. All in all, not too bad, but doesn't stand out too much from sea of eighth-note rock bands out there. Not sure how else to describe that, but I'm referring to the last of rhythmic variation in the music of so many bands today. The girlish vocals are the only thing different here.

March 17 2007 at 2:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike Stephens

Sounds like Deb Harry (Blondie) meets Metallica! And what's with these ultra long intros? 54 seconds here.

March 17 2007 at 1:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
vaughn

Yep! Totally dig Land of talk. From a production standpoint, I love it all ... except the doubling on the lead vocal. That takes away from the "realness" and rawness of this otherwise great live band. Hey Guitar, Bass, Drums and a singer with an attitude ... that is the description of rock music! I definitely want to produce your next album! Vaughn Skow

March 17 2007 at 11:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dan

shoot me now. myspace.com/stonehigh (note I am not in Stonehigh. I just know ROCK! when I hear it and this is not rock.

March 17 2007 at 11:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alyssa

OMG....amazing love it.keep up the good work guys

March 17 2007 at 10:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Serly

I hear more Siouxsie Sioux fronting the The Nephilim than PJ Harvey and Sonic Youth.

March 17 2007 at 10:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steven

I don't know who is picking these guys -
But if you want cool FUN catchy songs ---These guys are GOOD and more importantly, .... FUN FUN FUN!

March 17 2007 at 10:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply