One band who I have been listening to lately, thanks to other blogs, is The Chalets. Hailing from Dublin Ireland, they play indie-pop which has been described as a wonderful fusion of girl-group harmonies, New Wave vitality and classic 80s synth-pop (Sounds XP). Lazy people have been mentioned B52's which is an understandable but sometimes a way off the mark comparision. I don't know much about the band but have been impressed enough to buy their singles so far.
I downloaded a session (via a blog who I have forgotten) the band did for Irish Radio Station RTE in March this year. The link is now dead but I have reposted it via Rapidshare as it is well worth a listen. Download it from here (22mb). If you like it buy the singles.
Tortue Garden likes The Chalets - read their posts (and download other tracks) here and here.
thanks for uploading the live mp3's, I'm seeing these guy's supporting the cribs soon and can't wait!
thanks for the link, keep spreading that chalets love!
http://www.setantarecords.com/php/tour.php?art_id=48
Playing in the UK in June!
Watch The Chalets performing 'Theme...' and listen to a complete gig over at http://3voor12.vpro.nl/3voor12/groups/index.jsp?groups=22064418
and watch the excellent RTE 'Other Voices' Live TV appearance over at
http://www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/thechalets.html
also you can download the video for Touch The Machine here :
http://www.thechalets.com/video/feel02.mov
and (finally) you can listen to the excellent Xfm session here:
http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=55456
I investigated The Chalets because I read a review that compared them musically to a band I really love, Le Tigre. After listening to the RTE session, I understand the comparison.
Thanks for the mp3s! I'll be investigating The Chalets some more.