The Qualia

Den Brooklyn-baserade elektropop-trion The Qualia har under en tid svävat någonstans i utkanten av NMB-radarn, främst på grund av brist på mp3or. Från och med nu befinner de sig dock precis mitti, för idag kom äntligen lite nya låtar som er käre björn ska få dela med sig av. Anledningen till att det nu händer grejer är att gruppen kommer släppa sin andra platta Secret Weapon den 27 april genom WTII Records. Station wagons heter första singeln och här får ni smaka på dennes a- och b-sida varav den senare i form av en remix på Should be home signerad Millieu. Och som om inte det vore nog bjuds vi även på låten Volcanoe, också den från nya albumet. Men nu till det viktigaste:
NMB ? ? ? ? ? - No Modest Bear

"The music is fantastic, an eclectic mix somewhere between electro-pop and an Ennio Morricone score (fans of The Decemberists might also like to know that we think Lars sounds a lot like Colin Meloy). On the design side, the case follows the themes in the album, with terrific, worn illustrations and familiar woodtype." - Coudal Partners

Nostalgiac electronic indie-rock with a nod to the '80's & a dash of Molko/Corgan in the vocals. Engaging music tailor made for flashbacks. - Heavier Than Air

The Qualia is an electro-pop band from New York. They got in contact with us after we posted some stuff from The Diogenes Club, because they have a remix from them. As we are already gathering, The Diogenes Club only do ‘very good’ and this remix is exactly that.

We also checked out some of The Qualia’s original material, which also happens to also be very good. They have single called ‘Station Wagons’, it’s definitely worth checking out on their website or buying it on iTunes. - Too Many Sebastians

Our souncloud just got attention from this band called The Qualia that I didn’t know until today. They’re a self-entitled electro-experimental band from Brooklyn, that combines a lot of genres, thing that can be seen by their inspirations. I like the vibe and I definitely loved the remix they handed me by the The Diogenes Club. Share your opinion! - We Are Pajamas

http://pegritz.vox.com/library/post/the-qualia.html

"Their music is a catchy combination of synthpop rhythms, folky acoustic guitars, spaghetti-western reverb, and witty lyrics... Songs vary from lush to spare, danceable to mournful, and display a lot of diversity and talent... Many of the songs are evocative of "futuristic music" from the early 1980s, like Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, and Afrika Bambataa--yet they're still very fresh and the production is exquisitely modern. I can't recommend them highly enough." - Derek Pegritz

"The world of the electronic pop has not known any big revolutionary bands for quite some time. We even thought that this genre

would remain like that until this day, when a group came out of nowhere to inject a new influence, a new idea; marry the e-pop

with the country music and the entire concept surrounding it."
- Side-Line Magazine

"Talented and complicated textures are painted over with a second and third coat of sonic paint that produces a thick layer of synths, guitars, vocals, and beats. Lyrically it’s serious as it tackles prolific topics in the political and social arenas yet also explores robotic cowboys."
- Smother Magazine