A gig was held at the Bowery on Saturday night. The group I woul'd like to write about is The Conservatives. Their music genre is mix of indie, pop and rock. The group presented their fierst EP called "The end of affair". The title comes from a novel by the English writer, Graham Greene. The song is about a relationship that ends badly, so the title seems fitting. Their sound a kind of retro, 80s indie sound; pop with a darker and heavier edge, perhaps.
I asked John, the frontman of the group, which music influenced them. "The main one is probably The Smiths" he said. It's a British band who were big in the 80s.
Their songs were different to everything that had come before - the songs were about real life, especially the difficulties of being an awkward adolescent, and touched a lot of people in a very deep way. "The lyrics were amazing, full of intelligence and humour." Wthe conservatives try to do something similar in our music - they aim to make intelligent pop, with songs that are about something real and meaningful. "We put a lot of thought into the lyrics of our songs: we want people to listen to our music and enjoy the melody but be drawn in by the lyrics."
Other artists that have influenced them a lot are Joy Division and The Pixies. Joy Division is another British band from the 80s, from Manchester, just like The Smiths. "They had a dark melodic sound, which I think some of our songs have, like 'The End of the Affair'." The Pixies are an American band who were big in the 90s mainly. "Their songs have an amazing, punky energy and drive that we love. Some of our heavier songs probably owe something to them."
I guess the main thing in the music of this band is a harmony of the sound between their instruments and also vocals. Such kind of music seems really attractive to me and to many others: the dance floor was pretty crowded while they were on the stage.
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