2008: 15 of the Best. #14...

#14 - Blondfire - Lovesick

From: My Someday
Label: Tender Tender Rush
Released: March 25, 2008
Buy it: Here.

While My Someday served as Blondfire's formal debut LP, the New York-by-way-of-Brazil brother & sister combo already had a previous releases under their belt in terms of the fabulous "Don't Whisper Lies" EP (when they were known as "Astaire") and an iTunes holiday exclusive EP (when they were known as "Blondfire - formerly known as 'Astaire'). Their MySpace page touted influences like the Smiths and the Gilberto family, and those early EPs reflected some of those influences. The album, however, went more in the direction of 1980s acts like New Order (albeit with sexier vocals and a distinct lack of Sumner-style dancing). However, some songs culled a bit of the New York rock that helped solidify the early EPs and "Lovesick" is the best thing on the album -- a sharp, guitar driven groover that sees Erica Driscoll's vocals take an all out assault on the listener. The song has pitch perfect verses, a catchy chorus and that piece that so many other bands try so hard to attain -- the perfect middle bit. The siblings are still splitting time in low profile gigs in New York and L.A. Perhaps its time all the rest of us take notice so they can hit a few cities in between?