The Whitest Boy Alive
Dreams
It is no secret that, much like Art, Poetry or Fiction, what is regarded as good or bad music is a matter of opinion; it is subjective. Depending on how diverse your music taste is, you might love Reggae, Disco and Indie but absolutely hate Jazz. Or maybe all you like listening to is Jazz and Folk and most other music just doesn’t do it for you. The same goes for bands and producers, there are some you might love that others might loath. But when it comes to determining what makes a song or band appealing to a certain group of people there seems to be a general formula that works. If there are some unique characteristics like a particular style of guitar playing, an appealing melody or maybe a singer who has a really fantastic voice, there is always going to be an audience who are captivated; people usually know what they do and do not like. With this in mind, when you find yourself liking a bands music for reasons which would normally make you impervious to it, you know you have found a very special one indeed. Now have a listen to the work of Norwegian band The Whitest Boy Alive. Don’t forget though, you might end up liking them for all the right reasons!
Despite splitting up in 2014 after being together for 11 years, The Whitest Boy Alive only released 2 albums and have acquired a cult following. Their sound was unique and punchy and ,as such, it is very difficult to describe it. The band is fronted by lead singer Erlend Øye who is most famous for singing in Indie-Folk band Kings of Convenience and for a short period of time dabbled in dance music too; he sang vocals on Royksopp’s famous track ‘Remind Me’ and released a DJ Kicks album in 2004.
The track Golden Cage comes off The Whitest Boy Alive’s debut album ‘Dreams’ which is by a long way their strongest. Almost every song on it is a killer track in its own right and in many ways, their music has the brilliant simplicity you hear when listening to bands such as The White Stripes or The Black Keys. It’s a shame Øye didn’t make this band his primary project as it is by a long way his best.
Despite splitting up in 2014 after being together for 11 years, The Whitest Boy Alive only released 2 albums and have acquired a cult following. Their sound was unique and punchy and ,as such, it is very difficult to describe it. The band is fronted by lead singer Erlend Øye who is most famous for singing in Indie-Folk band Kings of Convenience and for a short period of time dabbled in dance music too; he sang vocals on Royksopp’s famous track ‘Remind Me’ and released a DJ Kicks album in 2004.
The track Golden Cage comes off The Whitest Boy Alive’s debut album ‘Dreams’ which is by a long way their strongest. Almost every song on it is a killer track in its own right and in many ways, their music has the brilliant simplicity you hear when listening to bands such as The White Stripes or The Black Keys. It’s a shame Øye didn’t make this band his primary project as it is by a long way his best.
