MP3 Masala: Takka Takka
MP3 Masala: Takka Takka - "We Feel Safer At Night (Rough)"
Weeding through a million and one tracks for ya this morning, trying to find something that fits the Tuesday sun. Think I got the thing. Takka Takka is a band. They're from around these parts. Their drummer Conrad is a friend. They have other friends too, like the guys from Clap Your Hands, who are helping them produce the next studio effort. So, they're like, popular and stuff.
They also write good tunes. "Safer" is a tasty rough mix. The four-to-the-floor kick, organ and tamborine may immediately recall the Clap's aesthetic, but the conversational baritone is more Lou Reed than it is Ounsworthian. If you will. Get yourself to that "And I'm feelin' alright...we're feelin' safe at night..." bit of the chorus. Should be enough to make you want to join me at Beg Yr Pardon 2 (@ The Delancey). $5, free brownies and beer at 11:30. Conversely (or in addition), download their web-only EP here. And if you see Conrad, tell him I said "hi."
so how were takka takka last night, and did you stay for higgins? i was at delancey for the first two bands, then had to leave for beirut.
Posted by: marty | June 21, 2006 at 05:32 PM
Didn't make it to Takka Takka. Bummer. Midlake was at 10 pm, so that got me hung up. I envy your Beirut attendance.
Posted by: Amrit | June 21, 2006 at 06:12 PM
Takka Takka were great - they started off super strong and kept it going through their whole set - live they had even more energy than I'd expected from their recordings and I was definitely impressed.
Higgins were also great. matt from earfarm had very nice things to say about their set.
Posted by: bryan | June 22, 2006 at 10:43 AM