London band
White Lies have come out swinging with their debut album
To Lose My Life. While the band's dark, Cure-esque sound may not be groundbreaking, the strong melodies and well crafted songs make the album worth a listen.
Singer Harry McVeigh's voice is a prominent part of White Lies' sound. It resembles a mash-up of Robert Smith (The Cure), Brandon Flowers (The Killers) and Craig Pfunder (VHS or Beta). In other words, he's got very moody, yet melodic voice.
There are a lot of great tracks on the album and really the only lowlight is "Nothing To Give." The song drones on for over four minutes yet doesn't really go anywhere. Highlights of the album include "To Lose My Life," "Unfinished Business," "From the Stars" and the opening track "Death" which you can download below thanks to
SXSW.com.
White Lies smart, catchy melodies will fare them well on this side of the Atlantic. Look for them on the Late Show with David Letterman next Tuesday night, March 24 and check out the band's North American dates below.
To Lose My Life will be out in the US tomorrow, March 17 via Geffen Records.
White Lies -
"Death" (mp3)
White Lies North American dates:
03.24.09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
[Tickets]03.25.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
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03.26.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
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03.27.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
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03.28.09 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
03.30.09 - Montreal, QC - Les Saints
03.31.09 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
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04.01.09 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
04.02.09 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
04.03.09 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
[Tickets]04.04.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
[Tickets]04.07.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
04.08.09 - Vancouver, BC - Richard’s on Richards
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04.09.09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04.11.09 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
04.17.09 - Indio, CA - Coachella Festival
UK post-punk band White Lies just released their third full-length album, Big TV, a few months ago and the band has just announced a North American tour in early 2014 that will bring the band to the Triangle.
