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"New Band Of The Week"

Izabo are perhaps the most unlikely Band of The Week we’ve featured on Shiny Shiny New so far, mixing middle Eastern beats and sounds with Talking Heads style arrangements they’re for want of better words, fucking fantastic. Oh and they’re from Tel Aviv…yep. With a sound that sits nicely alongside recent favorites Unknown Mortal Orchestra they’re psychedelic yet accessible, a rare achievement by itself, but far more than that they’re not just looking backwards for inspiration but instead in just about every direction you could possibly imagine. If you want a good example ‘On My Way’ starts with a glitchy phone beep beat, goes straight into Trashbirds style surf guitars then transforms into Arctic Monkeysesque highs before falling into a gorgeous arabic shuffle all the while maintaining it’s identity as a insanely catchy piece of indie goodness. Gold stars for achievement all round. - Shiny Shiny New


"On The Radar - Izabo"

Israeli band Izabo are offering their latest EP as a free download if you ‘friend’ them on Facebook. This 3-song EP is a scrumptious slice of quirky indie pop; Izabo excel at balmy, buoyant guitar pop songs, with prominent keyboards and kazoo-like background vocals. They favor the Starlight Mints quite a bit, in both their song structures and the vocal timbre of lead singer Ran Shem-Tov, but also incorporate elements of disco and Middle Eastern music. - On The Radar


"Izabo Summer Shade Video & EP"

Izabo have made their latest EP entitled ‘Summer Shade’ available for fans on their official Facebook page. The Israeli alternative quartet have been tipped as ‘Israel’s best export since The Bible’ and have recently been impressing UK audiences with their laid back and undeniably unique style.

The ‘Summer Shades’ EP is a three track collective featuring the title track of the same name. It’s a timely taster of something new, different and quite fitting with the summer season practically upon us (though the weather seems to think differently… again).

The EP itself is a beautiful chunk of alternative pop magic, swirling with Middle Eastern tradition and a whole heap of sparking guitar arrangements and added funky bass. The washed out mellow yet intriguing vocals provided by frontman Ran Shem pull you into a world of exploration and entice you to enjoy and experience the summer shade with Izabo for yourselves.

Constantly on the road, Izabo have been touring non-stop around Europe showcasing their catchy and expertly crafted creations to the masses, performing at festivals including Eurosonic and Paleo festival. Their debut studio album is due out next year along with the first announcement regarding UK live dates. Excited? So you should be.

To grab yourself a free copy of the Summer Shades EP, simply head over to Izabo’s ‘Summer Shade’ Facebook app here and click the ‘like’ button. How much simpler could it be for such a wonderful deal in return? We know, it’s amazing.

Izabo are fastly securing themselves as a firm one to watch across the country, and we wouldn’t be surprised if the ‘Omar Souleyman’ effect we’ve seen on the UK shores in the past couple of years happened to be replicated by these bright young talents. - Clixie


Discography

2011 - "Life is on my side" Up coming 100% - UK
2011 - Free EP - 100% - UK
2008 - "Superlight" album via Roy Music - EMI France.
2006 - "The Fun Makers" album via Roy Music & Rough Trade NL - France & Benelux.
2003 - "Morning Hero" EP via Sony BMG- UK

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Izabo, Israel’s best export since The Bible, are releasing their latest EP
‘Summer Shade’ for free via their facebook page. A spoonful of tasty
alternative pop - It is available now and marks the launch of their brand new
video for the title track. Directed by highly creative Shirley Eva, the video is
a perfect summer treat complimenting their infectious sound and features
singing ice creams with mustaches!

Best described as a “brilliant, action packed combination of psychedelic rock,
disco, punk and Arabic spices” they have picked up the attention of press
worldwide with the likes of Uncut calling their ‘angular spidery guitas, sweet
sunny voices, punk funky bass and danceable drumbeat’ as ‘Promising and
infectious'.

Izabo have been busy touring Europe constantly and showcasing their catchy
disco beats at a variety of festivals including Trans Musicales, The Paleo
Festival, Eurosonic.

Izabo are definitely ones to keep an eye on throughout 2011. The album is
due later in the year along with UK shows.

For more info: info@100-percent.co.uk