Surprisingly enough we get contacted by alot of bands, well maybe 3 or 4 a week who will friend us on Facebook or Myspace and ask for us to listen to their music. Most people who’s profiles indicate they are music fans get the same. Some think its still a big deal to be ‘internet friends’ with bands and well it is to a point but really- they arent friends at all.
So, to be honest with you I don’t pay much attention to most. This isn’t a good thing at all. I’m missing just as much great stuff as bad stuff if this were a 50/50 world.
Which leads me to The Icarus Account.
These gentlemen friended The Magpie awhile ago and I have been asking her to check them out forever but she hasn’t been able to get to them.
So imagine my surprise in this months Alt Press to see this duo with a full page ad.
huh?
I hit their myspace to check them out. Hey huge tour going on and although not going to NYC they ARE coming to Connecticut on May 19. You guys can camp in my backyard it you’d like.
So I tug in the kid to have a listen with me.
I adore the song “Proud”, it has the simplicity of NSN but with more balls. Maybe its NSN after puberty?
Mary agrees musically similar to NSN but vocally.. she hesitates and thinks, Stephen Jurzak without auto tune? No no.. she compares the vocals to Every Avenue. hmmm
“Control” is a bit more power but controlled power (get it?). Theres a maturity in this sound, and the falscetto is beautiful. I’m worried they’re going to get lost in the shuffle of good bands with similar sound. They have the twin brothers angle which will help them in the identification area but still.
I like their myspace quote:
“We are The Icarus Account
We are twin brothers Ty and Trey Turner
We live in Florida
Thank you for listening to our music it means the world to us =)
We’d love to talk to you guys, drop us a message/comment!
If you like what you hear please help us spread the word <3
If you want to see us live send us an email about booking, we’d love to play for you!”
– Ty & Trey
Its this absence of arrogance that make me pay more attention.
This is such perfect background music for a Sunday morning. “Mayday” should have been heard earlier this stressful week. Theres a few people I know who would benefit from the lyrics. I never really put up full lyrics cuz it hogs space but these are beautiful and timely
Mayday
Mayday Mayday
Someone save me
I am fragile
Oh somebody rescue me
Oh somebody tell me you will
Concrete Heartache Left me awake
Sleepless Sleeper
Oh somebody wake me up
Oh somebody tell me you will
Tell me that you’re going to save me
That everything is gonna be ok
I’m screaming but nobody can hear me
Can you save me from myself?
How can the be? I’ve tried and tried and tried
But I’m sill lost out at sea
When did I become the things that
I used to hate I’m stranded to this ship
Left to fall with a crash of the waves
Tell me that you’re going to save me That everything is gonna be ok
I’m screaming but nobody can hear me
Can you save me from myself? Mayday Mayday Mayday
Please have a listen to the Icarus Account.