Nights filled with longer hours

Often I must admit I concern myself with frantically posting music I have only just discovered in the hope of being the "first" to blog about it. However what seems to happen is that once I've given an album a chance to wash over, the initial reaction compared to the delayed one are enormous.

Now enters The Main Drag into my reasoning. On initial listen I knew they were of immense quality but I didn't realise the way the entire album would gradually tighten its grip until I was constricted, immersed, dazzled. The Main Drag come from a dying breed of rising star that still places an emphasis on making an album and not 3 songs mixed with a bunch of rehashed b-sides.

The featured track I have for you today is titled "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter" and it typifies The Main Drag's ability to carefully walk the tightrope of the popular indie infused electronics sound which when done well, is fantastic. The track dances through the light and shade of winter very well, with the glorious moments seamlessly making way for the softer darker interludes. The marching procession of the percussion and the interplay between the different vocal melodies is quite grand.

"A Jagged Gorgeous Winter" is a winter song (can you tell I go to uni?). I know over here in Australia, winter is becoming a distant memory and the stubby shorts are taking centre stage in my wardrobe once again, however this is not the case for many parts of the globe. So throw this track on and Aussies, reminisce over the winter past while everyone else can get ready for the festive season to come.

Mp3: The Main Drag - A jagged gorgeous winter

Myspace: The Main Drag