Category: Demos

Monkey vs Robot

Monkey vs Robot are a new band from South Carolina in the USA.   They have got an 8 song ‘demo’ for download over on Punkrockers.com.  No, I’d never heard of the site before. It seems to be a My Space type site for punk rockers.  I think I might have to dig around over there some more if it manages to throw up stuff as good as this.

Monkey vs Robot are a lovely blend of lo-fi punkyness and catchy tunes.   Take references like The Ramones through to current upstarts No Bunny and add a dash of charisma into the mix with some fine melodies and you are onto a winner from the off with this duo (or are they just a one band – it’s hard to tell from My Space and Punk Rockers).   Influences are said to be alcohol, cigs, midgets, happy pills, 80′s toys, go go dancers, B movies and mind control.  So if you can follow where that leads you’re probably thinking they’re worth hearing.   And yeah, they are.  And yeah, they’re fun.  And yeah they a little dumb.   But sometimes punk rock just has to be that way.

Links:  My Space | Punk Rockers

Yokoko – Sally Doesn’t Care (Demo)

Yokoko are a five piece band that are located in London.   They’ve just sent me this 3 song demo for review /consideration.   After a couple of listens I am not that sure about the band.  There is nothing glaringly bad about the sunshine indiepop contained within – indeed ‘Sally Doesn’t Care’ bounces along nice enough but it never really gets beyond ‘reasonable’.  And that is the strongest of the three songs that are on offer here.   The band are obviously in the early stages of their musical development and as demo’s go it’s better than most I receive – which is something to be happy about – but saying that, I am hardly wowed by the band and their songs.  I know they’ve played a few London shows recently and have more lined up – they wouldn’t put me off going to a night if they were on the bill – but I won’t be snapping your hand off for a ticket either.

Link:  My Space