On the immediate 'press packet' surface you'd be forgiven for thinking Isadora was simply more of the same; the story of the duo, that became a 5 piece band, an all Brooklyn tour calendar and a quirky - central protagonist based music video. It's all there and while it's always tempting to simply judge, slap on a badge and move on, there's actually something a little unusual going in there first single that warrants a little more time. It may take a few listens, but there's a truly intrigiuing side to there debut release 'On The Rights'.
The single opens with a certain apathy which jars against the melodic and aggressively jaded vocals and occasional guitar laden stabs scattered from beginning to end. It builds and then breaks off, it takes you by the hand, but never really leads you anywhere, almost as if the song is on the verge of a nervous breakdown and desperately trying to hide it. It's and interesting sound and extremely hard to place, almost as if The Smashing Pumpkins decided to merge with Dinosaur Bones...well perhaps that's a stretch. Quite simply it's strange and stranger still the song was premiered recently by Interview Magazine before the band had even played their first gig. Nevertheless, the important thing is that 'On The Rights' is a captivating piece of music, whether it's simpy because of the 'strange' factor or something deeper is irrelevant at this point, rather it's got me thinking and that's what's really interesting.
Check out Isadora's 'On The Rights' below and grab the FREE download here.
Note: even the band's own mp3 download has their name as The Yes Way. Not often that band makes their debut whilst still between names, with that kind of chaos at heart there guys might just go on to be the greatest band ever.
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