Lovers Electric
As the band “Lovers Electric” are playing soon at Big Pearly Gates! (have you got your ticket yet?) I thought I’d google them or look for them on youTube.
I must confess that I wasn’t too sure about a band that I’d not heard of before. However, I was forgetting one crucial thing. Lovers Electric had been found by mooter Aaron Kennedy, who has the most impeccable ears for new, upcoming and indie music.
I have to admit that I had to pick myself up off the floor after watching the video above. Lovers Electric are really good! I suppose that you could call them Electro-Pop, but they do seem to be much better than that – like most genre names, it’s a handy label, but the best bands rise above their genre (which is usually given to them by the record company anyway).
Lead singer Eden Boucher’s voice is not like anyone else I can think of, which is always a good sign in my opinion. From the highly charged livening flow of “Honey” (currently my favourite), to “You Got it” (a instant lyrical idea which belies the poignancy of the music), to the swirling synths of “Could This Be“, I’m beginning to wonder why I don’t own the album…
As far as credentials go, they are signed to Sony Australia (the band hail from Adelaide), have toured in support of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and have had their track “Closer” (which is the quietest thing I’ve found of theirs so far) appear on US TV show “The Hills“. I also came across a video of Eden interviewing Cyndi Lauper which is good fun.
In short, I’m really looking forward to this gig, and so should you be. The best test of a good band is live, and I can’t wait. Catch them before they’re big. Really big.
