Written by Fense

The Postelles use guitars that have a 50s doo-wop sound, but the vocals are a bit more modern—if you can call late 60s pop more modern. Then again, there’s a soul here as well. This band comes to us from Retone Records, the folks that brought us Voxhaul Broadcast earlier this month.

The video for “Boy’s Best Friend” is pretty simple and is primarily the band performing the song in random locations, like in a house and in the forest. Here the troupe doesn’t really look like their influences—that 50s and 60s era pop—but I don’t care. It’s the long hair on the lead singer that does it.

But he’s not always front and center. He switches lead with the other guitarist on songs like “Hey Little Sister”. If you dig old-school pop, The Postelles are one band you should really check out. Their self-titled, six-song EP is available for purchase on iTunes.

The Postelles: Boy’s Best Friend [mp3]

The Postelles: White Night [mp3]

Written by Fense

Whenever I hear the word Voxhaul, I think of (i) the European car company and (ii) the BBC show Top Gear, which continually covers their cars (typically dishing out poor reviews with a few minor positive exceptions). Now I have something else to think of—Voxhaul Broadcast, a folky jangle-pop band from Los Angeles.

The name Voxhaul Broadcast reminds me of another fun group. Perhaps not surprisingly, that group is Voxtrot. What conjures this is not just similarity in name. The poppy guitars filled with a light reverb-y echo also mirror some select Voxtrot songs. But the vocals stand on their own, and where trot oft features a driving percussion, haul is much more laid back.

On their video for “Rotten Apples”, the group is in a pretend western, finding the lead singer on one of those rocking horse kid toys, where you put a quarter in and it goes on a gallop to nowhere. “Rotten Apples” is the title-track for their April debut EP release on Retone Records.

Also, Voxhaul Broadcast recently released a single for their song “How Ya Gonna Get To Heaven” and, while I favor “Rotten Apples”, “How Ya Gonna Get To Heaven” and b-side “Doctor, Doctor” are pretty fun rides themselves. This new seven inch is also available for purchase now on Retone Records. Long live vinyl!

Voxhaul Broadcast: Rotten Apples [mp3]