six, seven, eight!

It's not the rule by which there are no exceptions (in fact, it may not even be a majority of the time), but I tend to like a full sound from bands, so it should come as no surprise that a band with six, seven or eight members makes my eyes widen. All three of those possibilities have happened within the last 18 hours. My ocular sockets have been gleefully opened by a sextet, a septet and an octet. An ethereal instrumental Arcade Fire (unlike Arcade Fire) side project; an oft-folky, oft-hectic, oft-psychedelic Indiana-based collective; and a second Indiana-born ensemble on the verge of widespread acceptance for very good reason, guaranteed to make you happy about music again.
They are, in ascending quantitative order: Bell Orchestre; Everything, Now!; Margot & the Nuclear So and So's.
You'll be extactic to find out that I'm posting a whopping eleven songs amongst them. I will highly suggest (for those of you with time constraints) the following: "Salvatore Amoto," "Skeleton Key," and - come on - you can make time for both great E,N! songs.
Get acquainted with all three bands via their Myspace accounts (6, 7, 8) or visit all of their eye-appealling websites (6, 7, 8).


Recording a Tape the Colour of Light / Police, Police / The Dust of Retreat

Bell Orchestre's "Les Lumieres pt. 2"
"Throw It On A Fire"
"The Upwards March"
& "Salvatore Amato"
from Recording a Tape the Coulour of Light

Everything, Now!'s "I Live In a Trailer Park"
& "Double Bath"
from Police, Police
The entire debut independent release, Sunshine of Doom is available at their website.

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's "Skeleton Key"
"Vampires In Blue Dresses"
"Quiet As A Mouse"
& "On A Freezing Chicago Street"
from The Dust of Retreat


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