The Ditty Bops - “Moon Over The Freeway”
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The Ditty Bops play some unique music. It is beautiful, weird, and has bite. The band consists of two ladies, who, in their music videos, regularly chop eachothers heads off. No joke.
Their videos are actually what made them so compelling after I stumbled upon them on mySpace. There are a lot of bands out there playing good music, but the Ditty Bops take it one step further by making good videos. I respect that.
In addition to making videos that buck the status quo, The Ditty Bops also are conducting a national tour by bike. No shit.
Their new LP, Moon Over the Freeway, contains moments of brilliance supplemented by hardcore, old-school, acoustic bluegrass jams. The vocal stylings stand out as the group’s trademark, though. As co-lead singers, Amanda and Abby, continually trade blows and intermingle harmonies. Their voices are soft, but brash. Needy yet demanding. For example, on “Fall Awake”, the women sing:
I’m too young
You think you’re old
Why don’t you just hold me cold
I don’t like it when you talk about yourself like that
It changes the way that I feel
There’ll be no bad dreams
When you’re lying next to me
I don’t care about the rules
We only answer to ourselves
Summary: This is a no-nonsense band that is all nonsense. Check out their tour-by-bike!
November 23rd, 2006 at 10:42 am
KUDOS to you! This is one of my favorite groups and that are extremely talented and entertaining. I’ve seen them live, met them all (they have back up)… and I hate to burst your bubble… they were on a bus, with Nickel Creek.
Next to check out: Chris Thile and How to Grow a Band. That is whom I travelled to Chicago to see. Amazing talent and incredible style.
Are you into bluegrass?? Es mi favorito!