The sound to reckon for 2009!
Probably one, if not the only band to look out for this year, fast and rising, churning out solid sets of originals and seemed to be gearing up for gigs, is BLACK SUMMER. Saw them one time at a mall gig, this band simply rocks.Being a trio as it is, they’re a force to reckon with. Makes me wonder how they conjure up they’re songs that way. In a sense they actually remind me of SUGARFREE, but these guys has more teeth and edgier sound.
I got the opportunity to talk to one of them and found out that these guys are actually part of a compilation album of MAX FM and DYNA MUSIC Philippines. Entitled TUNOG KALYE “Bagong Tunog, Bagong Banda”, BLACK SUMMER is indeed BAGONG TUNOG. Included in the album are ten up and coming bands namely.& Got to see four of them that same afternoon.
The album is a bit disappointing though, considering that this is a label album production, it didn’t seem to justify much of these band’s music. I got one actually during that same gig. But nevertheless, these bands definitely have something coming. VALEN for one is already playing on different radio stations. But I’m excited for KANTULA, a novelty band, and where they’re music will lead them to, and of course BLACK SUMMER, with their solid sound.
KUDOS!!!
*I’d like to thank the band for letting me grab their photos from their multiply site (http://blacksummersound.multiply.com)
