Chester French

With incredibly catchy and eclectic songs, this Cambridge, MA duo by the names Max Drummey and D.A. Wallach have been cranking out tunes great for either the dance clubs or just to rock out to. It started as two Harvard grads who while attending school, decided to create songs on their spare time. With their music garnering attention of the likes of Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D., they were soon booked for multiple shows. Fast foward a few months later, and they've opened up for the likes of N.E.R.D., Matisyahu, and currently with Lady Gaga. I would say they combine the sounds of Junior Senior, the Beach Boys and a missing link that I can't seem to figure out at the moment. I know I'm going to see them at the House of Blues March 30th. Check out some of their live shows on YouTube to see their killer live performances, or surprise yourself by seeing them live! You're bound to hear more of these guys in the near future so keep your ears open!



Chester French Main Site
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Chester French Wiki

Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Many weeks ago, when I heard about the band, "Chester French," (who I'll mention in a future post because they're amazing!) they were on a list of "Artists to Look Out For" in Rolling Stone, Spin, or one of the other credible music magazines out there. I checked these guys out on the list and at first glance, I wasn't impressed. This was also at a time where I was very narrow-minded about the music I listened to. I remembered there name the other day and decided to take a listen to them again and see if my musical palate had changed. After listening to the song, "Dawn Of The Dead," I was immediately hooked! Many consider them to be electro rock, with is an accurate description of the group. While getting many of their influences from electronic/dance groups like Daft Punk, Justice and Ratatat, you can hear the subtle 80's one hit wondery in songs like, "Dawn of the Dead," and influence from their contemporaries like Bloc Party which you can hear in songs like, "Epic Last Song." Regardless, these English gents definitely have more than one hit on their hands. No tour for them as of yet, since they finished their '08 tour back in August, but let's hope they come back to tour soon!

Does It Offend You, Yeah? Main Site
Does It Offend You, Yeah? Myspace
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"Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap

I can't stop listening to this song for the life of me! I think I had this on repeat and listened to it about 15 times in one day it's so good. There's something so beautiful and enchanting about this song with the falsetto vocals, interesting harmonies, awesome drum beat and delay on the guitar. I heard this in the trailer for the new indie film called "500 Days Of Summer" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. Looks like a promising film with an interesting twist on the whole cliche love story we see in movies. They only have this one song on their myspace, but I know I can't wait to hear what else they have to share! Below I have the trailer for "500 Days Of Summer" and a link to the band's myspace.



Temper Trap Myspace
Temper Trap Wiki
500 Days of Summer IMDB