I was recently contacted by Mary of a musical duo called The Bewitched (not to be confused with B*Witched, the 1990s Irish girl pop group responsible best known for their hit "C'est La Vie"). Coincidentally, they are based out of the Twin Cities - hooray! You all know I love supporting the Minneapolis music scene, being from there and all.
Mary contacted me regarding my Dresden Dolls concert reviews, which makes a lot of sense because they have a lot in common, stylistically, with The Dresden Dolls, as well as with the other bands that played that night (The Luminescent Orchestrii and that folky yodely band that I didn't catch the name of). Judging by the picture on the front of their EP (see right), they have a flair for drama like The Dresden Dolls. They are a boy-girl duo like The Dresden Dolls. Their music is a little dark like The Dresden Dolls. Although sound-wise I have to say they resemble The Luminescent Orchestrii a little more. Their songs are not quite as dark as The Dresden Dolls and they have a "gypsies singing songs by the fire" quality to them, much like The Luminescent Orchestrii. Of course, their songs are much more laid back than The Luminescent Orchestrii (whose songs are mostly upbeat dance songs of various sorts). That's where the folky band from The Dresden Dolls show comes in - their songs were more laid back. The Bewitched's songs are all very very down tempo. And of course, any song that is reminiscent of gypsy music also reminds me of The Pierces (who I will get to see perform live this coming Thursday, yay!)
Another really nice thing about their EP is that even though all of their songs have a bit of a gypsy feel to them, they also have hints of other genres like Spanish music, scat, cabaret, folk music, and - dare I say it - 80s. And I could swear there's a waltz in their too.
So support local Twin Cities music and go check out The Bewitched. You can download two songs for free off their myspace and you can also buy their EP on iTunes. And I will post some samples for you here from their EP:
Mary contacted me regarding my Dresden Dolls concert reviews, which makes a lot of sense because they have a lot in common, stylistically, with The Dresden Dolls, as well as with the other bands that played that night (The Luminescent Orchestrii and that folky yodely band that I didn't catch the name of). Judging by the picture on the front of their EP (see right), they have a flair for drama like The Dresden Dolls. They are a boy-girl duo like The Dresden Dolls. Their music is a little dark like The Dresden Dolls. Although sound-wise I have to say they resemble The Luminescent Orchestrii a little more. Their songs are not quite as dark as The Dresden Dolls and they have a "gypsies singing songs by the fire" quality to them, much like The Luminescent Orchestrii. Of course, their songs are much more laid back than The Luminescent Orchestrii (whose songs are mostly upbeat dance songs of various sorts). That's where the folky band from The Dresden Dolls show comes in - their songs were more laid back. The Bewitched's songs are all very very down tempo. And of course, any song that is reminiscent of gypsy music also reminds me of The Pierces (who I will get to see perform live this coming Thursday, yay!)Another really nice thing about their EP is that even though all of their songs have a bit of a gypsy feel to them, they also have hints of other genres like Spanish music, scat, cabaret, folk music, and - dare I say it - 80s. And I could swear there's a waltz in their too.
So support local Twin Cities music and go check out The Bewitched. You can download two songs for free off their myspace and you can also buy their EP on iTunes. And I will post some samples for you here from their EP:
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