revolver is an interesting band in that they're classically trained. not that many artists aren't - in fact, i'd hazard to say that a large percentage of musicians have classical backgrounds somewhere - but two of the members of revolver actually met at france’s prestigious music school maitrise notre dame de paris, which gives them a bit more of an edge than simply playing clarinet in high school. their music, which often has a beatles-esque vibe to it, often is referred to as chamber pop to reflect the use and influence of classical instruments.
have a listen to a song she wrote and see if you can pick out the carefully crafted strands that blend old and new to create something intriguing:
(mp3) a song she wrote by revolver
here's the video for get around town, which is insanely catchy:
born in morocco but raised in paris, hindi zahra takes a bit of both worlds to help craft dreamy songs that inspire romance and perfect nights with wine and candles. it's gorgeous chanteuse stuff, thanks to her throaty yet sweet voice that practically floats above her lilting songs.
check out beautiful tango, which is...well, it's trite, but beautiful:
(mp3) beautiful tango by hindi zahra
and here's the video for the man i love, which is incredibly dreamy stuff. you can practically smell the crêperies nearby, it's just that parisian:
go and see revolver and hindi zahra, plus fellow french artists make the girl dance, chateau marmont, the lanskies, the two, the inspector cluzo, stranded horse and zenzile TONIGHT at NY's hiro ballroom for FREE during the france rocks shows at the CMJ music festival. head over to the santos party house tomorrow night, october 20th, if you happen to miss tonight's shows. go HERE to learn more about the shows.
revolver's second LP is due out in the states in early 2012. until then, go HERE to buy music for a while, the album that includes get around town and a song she wrote.
go HERE to buy handmade, hindi zahra's latest album, which includes beautiful tango and the man i love.
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