A band that a lot of people are looking forward to hearing more of are The Middle East from Australia. Back in September I featured the brittle and beautiful sound of ‘Blood’. Now, also from last year’s The Recordings Of The Middle East albums comes this opening track.
‘The Darkest Side’ is five minutes of Sufjan-esque heart-rendering folk made all the more special by the flighty female vocalist. They are going to blow up in a big way at SXSW for sure.
The Middle East – ‘The Darkest Side’
And a reminder of how good ‘Blood’ is:
The Middle East – ‘Blood’
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I am so fucking jealous that you’ll get to see them at SXSW. I’m considering chopping myself into bits and posting myself to Austin.