L’Orchidée D’Hawaï - Śmierć Ministra (which means Death of the Minister)
I saw this band two nights ago at the Kimya Dawson show. These guys caught my attention immediately with their mix of eastern european gypsy/klezmer melodies and 60’s garage/surf rock rhythms (although they are from, or at least live in France). They sing in a bunch of different languages on their album, including Polish, Italian, Spanish and Russian. This one is in Polish.
The drummer was so amazing to watch. He switched up the beats like it was nothing. If you go to their myspace page, you can download a bunch of their songs FOR FREE! Definitely check out Black Sand Beach, which is really surf-rock sounding, and Angelare which has great harmonies.
If you are going to see Kimya Dawson in the near future, get there early to check out these guys live! They are great!
They also played before the Kimya Dawson concert Mindy and I went to, and were awesome. So, so much fun to watch live.
This is an interesting, and rather odd, combination. I think I can safely say I’ve heard more Polish singing than any...