The FREQUENCY-IRELAND Music Alternative

An independent voice on choice sounds from the alternative/underground music scene in Ireland.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

SUPER-8 - Raptured In Time

A favourite of Frequency-Ireland's for some time, SUPER-8 from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, have decided to start all over again with a new myspace, new material, and a new band member in Chris Eaton (No More Yesterdays).


Reuniting their alt-rock back to its familiar roots of the 60s, two tracks currently available for download from their myspace lean close to the sounds of The Velvet Underground. 'Good To Be Alive' chills out on semi-acoustic vibes and an exploration into a strange mind-expanse across space-time, reaching along the lines of an Oasis Champagne Supernova precursor finding its way to the minds eye of The Velvet Underground's Jesus. An imaginative direction to say the least, good drugs are required to take this one for a ride. 'Can't Get My Head Around You' is the more upbeat, a retro-spun rock n'roll song evoking images of one in from the cold of dead end streets trying to get their head around the heartbeat of a candy clerk girl in a 60s diner to the tune of unrequited love 'I let you treat me like a stranger, I treat you like a queen, I let you place my life in danger, you like to hear me scream'. A quality song capturing a lost essence of the past in a way too few can achieve these days in rock n'roll motions.

Keep it coming guys, good to have you back.

Related Links:

http://www.myspace.com/super8sounds