Music Monday: Deas Vail

Have you ever been perusing your music collection and run across a song or album title that you can't place for the life of you? But then you listen to the music and you wonder how you ever forgot about it. Well, that happened to me this last week, and I've had this groups music in my head ever since - without regrets.

Let me introduce you to Deas Vail. That is, unless you've already heard of them. But somehow I'm not sure you have heard of this indie group. I stumbled on some free downloads a year or so ago, and I really liked what I heard. Here is a sample of their sound.

Deas Vail - "Anything You Say" from All The Houses Look The Same


Here are a few impressions about their first album, All The Houses Look The Same:

• They have a good rock sound, and make great use of syncopation to vary that sound.
• However, some of the music patterns / riffs are found in several songs (i.e. repetitive).
• The lead singer lilts in and out of falsetto voice, giving the group a signature for their style.
• However, some people just plain don't like a man singing falsetto, so you either take it of you leave it. And, perhaps, this gets a bit overused, as well.
• A few of the stand-out songs on the album include "Anything You Say" (above), "A Lover's Charm", "These Little Boats", and "Rewind".

So, you've had a chance to listen to the above song. What do you think of Deas Vail? Have you ever hear their music before? Based on this one song, would you buy more? I'm just curious, is all.

Tags: Deas Vail, Indie Music, Music Monday