Gomez
I thought Gomez were a bit odd to start off with. But within time I came around and saw them for the great band that they are. What makes them special? Several things: One, it’s their modern take on blues music. Two, it’s their ability to work on a structure of a pop song. Three, it is their ability build up a song around a simple guitar hook played out on an acoustic guitar. Four, it’s the guitar playing that ranges from searing and aggressive to playful and fun. Five, it’s the use of bizarre sound effects and pounding percussion and finally it’s the use of three singers of three different qualities – a drawback one might think but it still manages to make Gomez sound like Gomez (something that really needs to happen more often).
Key Album: Bring it On (1998) Along with Lost Souls and Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia, this was part of the ‘big three’. It was these three albums I listened to throughout my first year at University and pretty much defined that particular time and place. It’s also great listening for chilling out on a hot summer’s day
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