Casual Sex, Stroh 80

Casual Sex - yap, really eye-catching name - are a four-piece band from Glasgow.

Their lineup counts with Sam Smith (vocals and guitars), Edward Wood (guitars), Peter Masson (bass) and Chris McCrory (drums), a mysterious band with a lot to say.

The first thing to notice is Smith's dreamy soft voice, navigating somewhere between David Bowie and Bob Dylan, with a salty pop sound and a wild spirit, smelling like an early 80's rock and roll band.

Stroh 80 is their first single "about being caught doing the nasty with your girlfriend's pal in the aftermath of a drug party on the floor of a local occultist" - explained the frontman Sam Smith.

The initial riff has some interesting similarities with U2's Until The End of the World reminding the amount of different (and legit) references that only highlight the echoes of their talent and exquisite sonority.
The rhythm throughout the song is really catchy - the raw but very clear guitar sound is a huge plus in this song, not only keeps it interesting but also, when mixed with the small disco elements, takes us to a higher level.

Usually associated with their countrymen Franz Ferdinand, they are already considered one of the best Scottish bands from the last decades.
High title to cary? Casual Sex are thrilling, exciting and fresh. They are most certainly capable to surprise and blow everyone's minds.

Musket, So Tired

Musket is a young Portuguese band, based in Lisbon, composed by three boys: Ricardo (drums), Tomás (bass) and Miguel (guitars), the last two are the singers, changing between songs.

Initially Miguel and Ricardo practised on a small garage but soon Tomás came up and they had to move to a proper rehearsal room, in 2008.
Only two years after they found the perfect four songs to be recorded and that would be included on their first EP - Musket EP, released in early 2011.

According with the band, their creative writing comes from improvise and freely, none of them brings anything from home, they just join together on the rehearsal room and "goes with the flow" until they find something they think it's worth their time and might be used for some song.

But like everything, there are exceptions. So Tired their first single was thought and partly created at home by Miguel and Tomás, during last Summer. For being so different, so peculiar and so promising this song was chosen to be their presentation single, creating a bridge between their EP and their first record, predicted to be released somewhere in next year.
So Tired was a collaboration between Musket and Corvo Records, masterized by Henrique Albuquerque and Rui Pereira. The artwork was ccreated by Núria Murilhas.

You can follow the band on their bandcamp and Facebook.

"I'm so tired

Of you waking me up"