Surfing purevolume yet again

And voila, 5 new bands for your listening enjoyment (or, at least, for Kaisha's listening enjoyment).

1. Making April -- Vocals are nothing new, but good lyrics, and instrumentals are enough to make a unique sound. Probably my favorite of the 5.

2. Angels and Airwaves -- Not a great many examples of their music on purevolume, but it's enough to get an idea. The intros are longer than usual, but they feel like they are going somewhere. The vocals sound almost identical to Blink 182. Instrumentals are heavily synthesized, and pretty ambient. If you want more music, then google the band name, and hit their website. Fair warning, though, on the videos there are a couple boob shots. Artistically done, of course.

3. Blane -- Vocals, again, not incredibly different, but doesn't bring any specific band to mind like A&A does. The instruments are nearly all devoted to establishing a rythm, though there are a few melodic pieces scattered in there. In 'Two Legs,' there is a very awkward tempo change after the intro. Definately threw me off

4. Dresden Dolls -- Quite hard to compare to anything. The vocals are essentially genderless, which always makes things interesting. There are quite a few bounces in the singing, too. Hard to explain, but listen and you'll know what I mean. Very unique, which is, of course, refreshing.

5. The New Amsterdams -- You know you're in trouble when they've got Emo in the genre list. And this certainly is emo, but not the bad sort. The instrumentals remind me of Dashboard Confessional a bit, but for no real reason. Interesting harmonica riffs. Overall, not bad at all.