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Quirky indie pop from the valley
Yoyoyo Acapulco are an indie pop band playing cute, quirky ukulele-based pop music with kind of naive and catchy lyrics. You’d think that “Heey, they’re probably from Oslo or Bergen, right?”, but no. These guys are from no other place than Vestre Gausdal. Not your first guess, huh? I can’t help but love their simple, yet extremely catchy tunes.
I play the ukulele a bit myself actually, and these guys are really my main inspiration and the true reason why I started playing. Thanks!
They played at the Øya Festival in 2008, I was there and, despite the fact that the bubble-machine sprayed bubbles in my face the whole time, it was definitely one of the best shows at Øya that year. They played in a tiny tent, without that stopping them from making it a big show. Rather, it was the fact that it was a small, crowded tent that really made the mood.
The main man behind this wonderful band has now gone solo and is now doing a side project under the moniker Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell, which is a name that derives from an EP released by The Flaming Lips. It’s not only solo, but even mono. All the songs posted on his myspace page are recorded on a taperecorder in mono. Just like Yoyoyo Acapulco, this is quirky and there’s a ukulele in the center of attention. The difference here is that it’s a lot more minimalistic and naked, with mostly just A.M’s voice, the ukulele and some simple percussion. Giving more space for the sound of the uke is not getting any protests from me. Good stuff.
You can check out both Yoyoyo Acapulco and Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell on myspace.
myspace.com/egotrippingatthegatesof
Tagged as: Indie, Indie pop, Pop, Recommendation, Ukulele
24/09/2009 - 21:00
Sounds kinda interesting, might check them out. The music blog looks great so far btw, you’ve uploaded lots of interesting and well-written articles already!