Feral Children

For regular readers of this site this spotlight is going to be a little different than what you're used to hearing. Feral Children is nothing like what I've posted on here before. They play indie, experimental rock and they play it loud. And more importantly they play it good. From their harmony to the build up to the shouting the songs are good. Their music combines elements from British invasion to garage rock to pop melodies with an element of anger and frustration building into the climax.

The group is from the Northwest. The members are Bill Cole, Jim Cotton, Josh Gamble, Jeff Keenan and Sergey Posrednikov. The group started as teenagers Jim Cotton and Jeff Keenan met and bonded together with their love of music. Soon the other two members were added. After high school the band temporarily went their separate ways until Jim Cotton ended up in Seattle, soon to be joined by the other three.

Cotton and Keenan trade vocals back and forth. They built up a following with their live shows, gaining them a showcase on the Seattle based radio station KEXP and local papers calling their music “fascinating, beautifully narrated work”.

Producer Scott Colburn, whose credits include Arcade Fire and Animal Collective agreed to produce their first full length album on Sarathan Records. Their album Second to the Last Frontierwill be in stores July 8th. It's already getting some major buzz from local press and more. The group have been compared to another indie band from the area, Modest Mouse.

This music is dark and tells about small town alienation and being poor but it is more than worth listening to.