Got a feeling if I were to find out what YSP!WSD!‘s influences were, I’d probably say WTF… if anything, the music conjures up a plethora of somber visuals, both through the spectral wailings of Becky Ninkovic — songs like “Laura Palmer’s Prom” obviously denote the Angelo Badalamenti influence and images of the dead teenager’s body washed ashore in Twin Peaks. If that’s not obscure enough a reference, there’s also a Robert Smith-era Siouxsie and the Banshees sound here, both in the guitar and the vocals.
You Say Party! We Say Die! – Dark Days
This Canadian 5-piece quickly garnered attention, according to the band’s page, for their willingness to play “anything, anywhere, anytime”, and after “Laura Palmer” reached #1 on CBC radio, things are looking nowhere but up. Excessive influences aside, the band’s intoxicating and dreamy sound is coupled with a very philanthropic outlook on life (the band donates many of the proceeds from their shows to worthy causes), and YSPYSD makes for one of the more exciting listens I’ve had at ChinaShop at a while, if not the most original. Check out the band’s website for more; in the meantime, you can check out some of their music at their MySpace page.
Words By Jeff Nau
