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Sorry to say this, because we love MySpace and all of the cool people and bands we meet on here, but here it is:
People that send us friend requests without sending a note along with it are just going to be turned down. This MySpace goldrush is getting out of hand- we must get at least 20 requests a day from random bands trying to fill out their friend lists. I understand the temptation (and my have fallen victim to it myself once or twice), but this ridiculous.
Trust me- no 20 page term papers required :) but if you send us a note, all people will be lovingly sent an invite from us. Because few things make us happier than hearing from someone who likes what we've posted here. That is, after all, why we do it.
Anyway, back to the self promotion:
Skycam is back, better than ever, and working on a new EP to prove it to you. Joe and Trevor's telecaster/jazzmaster guitar attack that is equal parts Television, My Bloody Valentine, Yo La Tengo, and Crazy Horse continues to pile the dissonance on top of the consonant, dreamy at times, corrosive at others. Their point/couterpoint playing wraps around Denise's melodic super thick keyboard basslines and John's rootsy drumming like a shoegazer's interpretation of old Motown singles.
Joe and Denise have been woodshedding out in their new rural home (where there are, I would imagine, lots and lots of woodsheds, and have been cooking up a whole new batch of Skycam's strongest material yet.
Trevor has been busy playing for Eiffel Tower and working his day job, visual effects. He just got done working on Darren Aronofsky's new film, The Fountain, and even more recently, got fired from working on Ron Howard's DaVinci Code. Tom Hanks' terrible hair was just a bit too much for him, and he finally snapped. At least, that's all he'll tell us. Had he spent more time staring at the dreamy Audrey Tautou, maybe things would have been different.
John Connell, who some may remember filling in for Michael P. Krashes, is now a full time member of the band, despite the fact that he is the most popular drummer in Brooklyn, playing in the incomparable King's County Queens, as well as fronting his own Junior + Sons.
Here's what the press thinks:
Skycam: Minutes into days CD-EP
Grade: A
Ah how I love hidden treasures! This ep came beautifully packaged in a simple cardboard mailer and is apleasure to listen to. While they cite Bedhead or Yo La Tengo as possible influences, you might also hear traces of some more peaceful sebadoh songs. The real power on this is how the lullaby quality of the songs (not sleep inducing in anyway though), blends perfectly with the semi-subdued vocals. I can't quite tell who takes charge with the vocals on the male side, but the occasional female backups by bassist/keyboardist Denise
Finnegan does the perfect mix, without cashing in on the whole "hey look, we've got a girl in our band" thing. I believe this is self-released, which is both awesome and a shame. Awesome that a band will pursue their own interests. A shame that labels will put out all the crap we receive on a daily basis, but not something asgood as this. If they stay together there's real potential for a future with this band.
Geek America (www.geekamerica.com)
New York City's Skycam's first EP, Minutes into Days, is a sparkily hybrid of indie-rock, pop, math-rock and jangley guitar sounds. These are songs that are at once relaxing and energizing, being both diffusive and determined. Their vocals are whispery, and their guitars are strong without being overpowering. Bassist/organist Denise Finnegan's vocals add a sense of balance to many of the almost-weightless male vocals on most of the tracks.
A band well known around the Big Apple for their live shows, which often involve extended, airy instrumentals, organ music, strong guitars and harmoniously shy vocals, Minutes into Days is Skycam's first non-demo release since they formed in 2000. A bit like My Bloody Valentine without as much wooziness, or Jets to Brazil with a little more hope, this is a shoegazing band that, in a more just and beautiful world, would have infinite success. Let's just hope that this less-than-perfect world will be willing to listen to this strong and promising band.
Junk Media (junkmedia.com)
[Skycam's debut EP] Minutes Into Days finds the quartet coalescing into a neo-psychedelic folk unit of considerable impact. ?Guitarists Trevor Bajus and Joe Schorn keep the pace and the fuzz orbiting in the vicinity of Luna and Billy Corgan, while bassist/Keyboardist Denise Finnegan lends a textural hand to the sound as she tosses in a few Throwing Muses references along the way. ?If there's a weak spot in Skycam, it's in the three vocalists' tendency to sing in a breathy Nick Drake-like hush that pushes the vocals to the bottom of the of the swirling acid wash of sound. Skycam's trippy mad sound on Minutes Into Days offers up a satisfying blend of contemporary and retro touches (the sinewy slide guitar in 'Lucky' adds a nice classic/indie twist) and may require only a little fine tuning before the band attempts a full length album.
Amplifier Magazine
Lo-fi, heavily layered indie rock, Skycam delivers a. melodic set of songs. They easily go from blasting guitars and throwing down a loose, jangly beat to sparkling, jagged rock, using a female vocalist in the background to add a pretty layer of harmony while the band keeps things loose and rockin'.
In Music We Trust (www.inmusicwetrust.com)
