California’s Xu Xu Fang are new to me, but I can see what so many people have liked about them so far. Featuring Bobby Tamkin (The Warlocks, Hovercraft), and Barbara Cohen, who sang with French band, Air, Xu Xu Fang is a 6-10 piece (it fluxuates apparently) experimental psychedelic rock band that brings Black Sabbath to Radiohead to Sigur Ros and it actually works out great. In 2008 they released a CD/EP The Mourning Son and it received a good amount of praise. Now they’ve released another EP, Seven Days Now and I’m loving it up. The EP starts off in high fashion with a dynamite cover of The Cure’s “Fascination Street” that moves, sways, and ends up sounding a lot like Black Moth Super Rainbow (which is definitely a good thing in my book). Then the title track “Seven Days Now” comes in with a slow somber break down to lead you into the stunning “Your Way” which garners their comparison to Radiohead and Sigur Ros. This is a band to keep an eye on for sure.
mp3: Xu Xu Fang – Fascination Street (The Cure Cover)
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