Thanks to my brother Joel Thomason (Who also writes a great blog, check it out HERE), I have discovered the great band The Dodos. I guess duo is more fitting, as there is only two members of this great indie rock band. Meric Long plays guitar and does vocals and Logan Kroeber does drums and percussion. This unique lineup gives The Dodos a great sound. They seem to pride themselves on making things sound as loud, crazy and full as they can with as few instruments as possible. Many times it sounds like there is only three tracks on each song: drums, vocals, and guitar. This is pretty incredible; considering Jodi may be one of the most chaotic songs I have ever heard. I would have to say, at the beginning of the song (which is posted below), it sounds like things are just going crazy and all the parts of the songs aren’t in line. But as you listen to the song, things just magically line up like some musical solar eclipse.
For only have two members, The Dodos do a great job. Their album Visiter is a great example of how varied a sound you can get if you really try not to run a good thing into the ground. Never once does the two-person duo seem “gimmicky”. Long’s guitar playing on the record is almost reminiscent of recent Spoon songs, or at least the guitar sounds are. The drumming is pretty incredible on the disc too, coming from the critical eyes of a drummer.
I think with this album, The Dodos have established themselves as a leader in the simplistic two man band scene (which yes, is a “scene” I just made up). The drum beats are sometimes just down right crazy and Long’s guitar playing makes you think there has to at least be 3 or 4 players, not just one guy. Check out Jodi for sure (embedded below) and if you are really into The Dodos, check out Fools or Park Song.
Cory, Le Blog
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