Ears Wide Open: Boyz Sküle and the Precious Medals
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The debut EP from Boyz Sküle and the Precious Medals sure does sound like the music’s architect, Brett Farkas, is having fun – maybe even as much fun as the Detroit native had (ahem) coming up with the obtuse band name. Farkas, who’s played with soul legend Solomon Burke, pop guys the 88 and highly regard indie rockers Amnion, recorded “I Love You So Much” over five months last year with a rotating cast of players. Some of his hometown influences come through, even on the glammy stomp “747 (Wingman Woman).” Farkas does ballads too; “Love Is Like” bends a seemingly straightforward acoustic guitar song into a weird shape.
||| Download: “747 (Wingman Woman).” Or visit Farkas’ Bandcamp page to download the whole EP in name-your-price fashion.
||| Live: Boyz Sküle performs next Monday at the Bootleg Theater.
Photo by Kessia Embry
Hey! Could you look at Vienna Teng and Alex Wong in some of the artists you’ve looked over? She’s fabulous and she’s toured with Shawn Colvin, India.Arie, Duncan Sheik and the Indigo Girls, but seems to get overlooked by the blog scene.
Her music is somewhat similar to this, but with vocals. It has a calming effect with its eclectic tone complimented perfectly by her soothing voice (kinda similar to Tori Amos in some respects) and the soft piano accompaniment. It’s very dreamlike. Actually, I remember reading a review in the San Francisco Chronicle that described her songs as dreams because they recall such powerful emotions.
She’s touring now and she’s AMAZING live. She’s currently in CA, and if you’re interested in checking her out (and live in SoCal), you can come see her perform!
18 May 10 (Tue) 8:00 pm SOhO Santa Barbara, CA
20 May 10 (Thu) 8:00 pm The Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA
21 May 10 (Fri) 8:00 pm McCabe’s Guitar Shop Santa Monica, CA
Thanks and Enjoy!