Sonic Ambulance

www.facebook.com/sonicambulance Sonic Ambulance is all about music. Not just any music… Your music. Because times are tough everywhere, but mostly on the radio, Sonic Ambulance is a place to share music you like or learn about the latest news in up-and-coming bands, shows, and events. From Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, up to Santa Cruz, the California Central Coast is obviously where it’s at. What “it” is, is really up to all of us. Sonic Ambulance (SA) is about saving local music and developing interest in bands that not only make their tour stops here, but also bands that live here and play local clubs that you might not know about. Our goal is to rescue music, one patient at a time. Every day we will be updating the site with new info on brand new music, concerts, upcoming shows, with plenty of reviews to let you know what’s worth your dough or just a download. To keep you guys involved, we here at SA are asking YOU to participate. Going to a show? Take some photos and email ‘em to us and tell us what you thought – you’ll even get credit on the site. Maybe you’re in a local band and want some exposure? Send us a demo and we’ll spread the word of your awesomeness. So hit us up on Twitter, stop by, and join the community. Together we can be awesome, don’t you think? Because we’re driving this ambulance together, hoping to rescue the airwaves and your headphones. And the sirens are music to our ears.
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There’s something about Feist that is just different than other female vocalists inhabiting the GaGa-Adele-pop landscape. It’s not the songwriting or the guitar playing. It’s a sense of realness; a visceral feeling deep down somewhere, anywhere, that what you’re listening to is a real person — not an act created by a record label, but one that could be playing in a local coffee shop and still have the same grand impact. For a singer with a heavenly voice, Feist brings it all down to earth with her new album Metals. After a globe-spanning tour in support of 2007’s The Reminder, Feist took plenty of time off, a year in fact, just to disconnect from her surprise run-in with success. Although “1234” was the lone song on The Reminder that she did not write herself, the fame that comes with being featured in an iPod commercial does resonate. Her next move, however, was to disconnect from the world. What better place to run away and record a career-defining record than Big Sur, Calif. With Metals, Feist hits all the right notes. From the serene and beautiful “Caught a Long Wind,” to the snappy lead single “How Come You Never Go There,” to the pure pop ecstasy of “The Circle Married the Line,” Feist leads the listeners through 12 powerful songs filled with passion and soul. And she doesn’t neglect to throw in some surprises along the way. Album opener “The Bad in Each Other” introduces a male backing harmony — a departure from her previous records that expressly focus on her pristine vocals — while the explosive shouts in “The Commotion” certainly catch listeners off guard. However, when Metals is at its best is on the second or third listen through. It’s then that a relationship develops between the music and the listener. And what emerges is a feeling that that echo in your ears is something bigger and firmer than an aged redwood. Something you can hold onto and never want to let go. Something real. Five out of Five

There’s something about Feist that is just different than other female vocalists inhabiting the GaGa-Adele-pop landscape.

It’s not the songwriting or the guitar playing. It’s a sense of realness; a visceral feeling deep down somewhere, anywhere, that what you’re listening to is a real person — not an act created by a record label, but one that could be playing in a local coffee shop and still have the same grand impact. For a singer with a heavenly voice, Feist brings it all down to earth with her new album Metals.

After a globe-spanning tour in support of 2007’s The Reminder, Feist took plenty of time off, a year in fact, just to disconnect from her surprise run-in with success. Although “1234” was the lone song on The Reminder that she did not write herself, the fame that comes with being featured in an iPod commercial does resonate. Her next move, however, was to disconnect from the world.

What better place to run away and record a career-defining record than Big Sur, Calif.

With Metals, Feist hits all the right notes. From the serene and beautiful “Caught a Long Wind,” to the snappy lead single “How Come You Never Go There,” to the pure pop ecstasy of “The Circle Married the Line,” Feist leads the listeners through 12 powerful songs filled with passion and soul. And she doesn’t neglect to throw in some surprises along the way. Album opener “The Bad in Each Other” introduces a male backing harmony — a departure from her previous records that expressly focus on her pristine vocals — while the explosive shouts in “The Commotion” certainly catch listeners off guard.

However, when Metals is at its best is on the second or third listen through. It’s then that a relationship develops between the music and the listener. And what emerges is a feeling that that echo in your ears is something bigger and firmer than an aged redwood. Something you can hold onto and never want to let go. Something real.

Five out of Five

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