On the writer's iPod – Calling All Astronauts

If your muse is craving something fresh – with a steady and hypnotic beat that is deep with sometimes-dark vocals then Calling All Astronauts may be your cuppa.

As it is in most cases - Calling All Astronauts came across totally by accident. A simple follow on Twitter by @CAA_Official introduced me to the band to and a music loved fest ensued.

I find that many a (however you want to put it) unsigned, indie or undiscovered band make their way on to my iPod and Calling All Astronauts is no exception. Interesting name for a band, London based “electro-punk” trio (or so - yo guys need a drummer *ahem) is visually an odd mix – meaning no disrespect. JJ on guitars looks like my banker, David looks the part of a punk rocker and Croatian born, Kristi on bass looks like she can be anything she wants to be (stunning, in a word.)

So, post Twitter ‘add’ I curiously wandered to Sound Cloud and the burst of sound from my speakers - I was hooked. From there, I had to visit their home at Calling All Astronauts and ingested more details about the band – meanwhile the tracks played in the backdrop from Sound Cloud. Never before had I experienced a social media savvy band as this – FB (be sure to like them)  - brings a whole new world to their music and talents.

The playlist for Post Modern Conspiracy; looks like -

• Demise Of Society
• Eye Of God
• Faith In Your Cause
• Feel The Pain (Again)
• Freaks
• It Could Have Been Lust
• Justice
• Politicized - Ignorance Is Not An ...
• Red Flag
• Scenesters Vs The World
• Simple Man
• Someone Like You
• What's So Good About?
• Winter Of Discontent
   

I find the muse is much appreciative of tracks 3, 4, 9, 12 & 14 - they seem to get her in that mood for crafting dark fiction. Calling All Astronauts really provides a hypnotic undertone to sinister vocals that carry a message, which in itself is unusual in today’s “mainstream” music and something that has been missing for sometime.Truly fresh, intense and they deliver - through and through ... damn pleased over that simple "add."

Enjoy the visual – spin up your muse and dig in: