Last night I saw Wellington band Can We Talk play; they had won a competition to support The Mint Chicks with their cover of ‘Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!‘. While the Mint Chicks’ performance went somewhat astray, Can We Talk were really good. Like, super good. At the end of their set they kindly handed out copies of their EP to people in the crowd. This morning, faced with a 1.5 hour drive into the countryside, I popped it on in the car and listened to it.
Their sound is soothing folk-pop; made with keys, guitar, drums and a mandolin. I really like the girl-boy vocal play – especially on the song ‘New Season‘. It reminds me a little of early Los Campesinos! and Architecture in Helsinki. All in all, a fun, uplifting, toe-tappy sound that’s worth checking out. I’m looking forward to hearing more from Can We Talk.
Can We Talk playing at Bacco (picture swiped off their myspace).
