soulkids try their best to give us a high-energy, kick-ass, song that still manages to hold onto the soulful lyrics with the recent release of their latest single “Jellyfish”. Fans of bands like UNCHAIN and NICO Touches the Walls who try and do similar things with their music might really enjoy this. Musically, the band really manages to capture the same essence of the typical 90/00′s punk band but also adding layered guitar melodies. For fans of soulkids and this kind of music, their upcoming album “ENDLESS SUMMER” is due out next month.
You can find more info on soulkids at their official website.
By double on April 23, 2010 at 11:27 pm
I saw them live in Shimokitazawa! They were pretty good.
By New Soulkids: “Jellyfish” « Make Believe Melodies on April 26, 2010 at 5:23 am
[...] That opening guitar salvo. Don’t read it the wrong way when I say no moment on Soulkid’s latest single “Jellyfish” comes close to matching those opening seconds – there is plenty to like here. Like how the guitars hop from idea to idea, sometimes zigging out of this song entirely for a sec to try a different sound out. Or how the drums get all frantic on the verse following the first chorus, it sounds cool. But nothing sounds quite as intriguing as three guitars hockey-skating over one another to form an attention-grabbing blast of power-pop. Fine enough song, but give me more opening. Props to SparkPlugged for postin’ this first. [...]