Featured Album this Week (7/19/10): “Time To Leave” by I Am Not Left Handed
I hadn’t checked my Official.fm drop box in a few weeks. And wow, I am SO glad that I did the other day, otherwise this band would have never slipped into my life.
I Am Not Lefthanded is a three-piece indie pop group from the UK, and they play some seriously interesting music despite the lack of humans. Lead singer Kathryn croons very dark, deep lyrics on top of some incredible guitar tones, and the drums are serious ear candy for an audio nerd like myself. This entire album is very mellow and comfortable to listen to, which is a great if you want to slow the pace of your day for a bit. I would not mind waking up to this kind of music every morning! Very soothing.
Anyways, what makes these guys (and gal) so much cooler is that they are 100% DIY hustlers. Here is a direct quote from their biography that I admire:
“We don’t play pop music, we don’t write music for art’s sake, we don’t represent any movements, we’re not hip, we’re not cutting edge, we don’t dress to be cool. We manage ourselves, we write our own songs, we do our own recordings, we shoot our own videos, we design our own covers, we run our own website. We’re not generally negative people. Oh yes, and we’re not lefthanded.”
They are currently trying to raise £15,000 from their fans to record their next album. Four months in, they have already raised £4,500 so far! They have really fun incentives for investing, too. I personally like the £250 option, where the band will come over and cook you dinner, and bake you three different kinds of cake. I’m hungry.
If you dig the tunes, check out their campaign over at SliceThePie and consider making a contribution.
