Mystery band

MisterFiftySomething said:
Don't know those bands but I'll give them a listen.
I think it might be Venus Hum or maybe even Bjork in her Sugarcubes days. Will need to go give them a side-by-side listen over the weekend and report back.
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Is your report ready?
 
MisterFiftySomething said:
No, sir. I kindly ask extension on the deadline due to unforseen circumstances (life happened and it was awesome) :D

But I will try to make time as it is still bothering me.
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We understand and will grant you an extension of four (4) days. Note that this period does not distinguish between 'week' and 'weekend' days. Therefore we trust that your final report will be on our desk by Tuesday, September 8th (2026).
 
Ceejayjay said:
We understand and will grant you an extension of four (4) days. Note that this period does not distinguish between 'week' and 'weekend' days. Therefore we trust that your final report will be on our desk by Tuesday, September 8th (2026).
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I think I may have a contender. But if I just drop it on you, you'll probably think I'm an idiot (I am, but for totally different and unrelated reasons). So allow me a few paragraph to explain my reasoning.

Over the last couple of days I went through most of my playlists listening to snippets that might fit the bill purely from a vocals perspective, but had no "ah ha" moment. I got so bad that I even started listening to some male vocals only discounting Mark Lanegan, Leonard Cohen and Rammstein at the end.

So then I started thinking, maybe it is a specific song and not a general sound. So I went through most of it again, which wasn't a waste of time since I rediscovered a few bangers hidden in the depths of "Liked". But sadly no luck.

Today, it struck me. Maybe it isn't really the voice and accent, but a combination of the upbeat, electronic sound together with the melancholy and the somewhat out of breath (to my ears, anyway) vocals.

Bottomline, I'm about 75% sure the song reminds me of "Impossible" by Royksopp (feat Alison Goldfrapp) which is actually a newer song than Parasite Single's. The vocals differ and is much more muted on "Impossible", the beat also differs a lot but in my mind there are many similarities in tone and feeling behind the songs.

Sorry if it is a let down, but it's not that perfect "ah ha" moment I was hoping for. I may come back at some point with an update, but for now I think this is probably it. Go ahead, call me an idiot. I've been called worse :P

 
Oh, and if you think my final answer was bad, here's some notes I made to do a side by side listen:
Sugarcubes (Bjork)
Kaleida 99 luftbalons
Suzanne Vega?
St Ettiene - Only Love can break your heart
Gossip (Heavy Cross)
Ane Brun????
Jessica Manning
Aurora
Georgi K (Ivan Gough - in my mind)
Pale honey
Wet Leg
Karen O - Bullet with butterfly wings
 
MisterFiftySomething said:
...upbeat, electronic sound together with the melancholy and the somewhat out of breath (to my ears, anyway) vocals.
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Good description of The Hunt. Thank you for your report.

I agree with the Bjork comparison, she can sometimes sound very similar. I discovered Wet Leg during my search for Parasite Single, really enjoying the visuals in their videos. You also mentioned some of my all-time favourite songs and bands...Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Röyksopp. Great listening guarenteed.

Do you know Blood Cultures?
 
Ceejayjay said:
Good description of The Hunt. Thank you for your report.

I agree with the Bjork comparison, she can sometimes sound very similar. I discovered Wet Leg during my search for Parasite Single, really enjoying the visuals in their videos. You also mentioned some of my all-time favourite songs and bands...Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Röyksopp. Great listening guarenteed.

Do you know Blood Cultures?
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No, but I will give them a listen. Really enjoying Parasite Single and I want to check out some of the other artists mentioned in this thread as well.
 
First Blood Cultures album would be a good start:


All three albums available on that Youtube channel.
 
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