Normally I wouldn’t write about a band like The Shout Out Louds. I’d be a little turned off by their overexposure on other blogs, the relentless good press, and the obvious machinations of the pr machine of a band that size. But it’s hard not to be charmed by their playful new record Our Ill Wills. The fun that they seem to be having with their music, in their tour photos, and in videos is catchy and reminds me of any number of films from Wes Anderson.
The other reason The Shout Out Louds became a must-mention on Swedesplease is that the band is passing through Chicago on their North American tour. They play October 19 at Logan Square Theater with Swedish opening act Johnossi. “Tonight I Have To Leave It” sounds like the Echo and The Bunnyman single that that reunited band has been trying to record for the last twenty years, could even be the lost b-side outtake from Oceans?!
Tonight I Have To Leave It (downloadable iPod/iPhone ready .mov file)
Johnossi:
Man Must Dance (Courtesy of FreeIndie.com)
The Shout Out Louds “The Comeback”
The Shout Out Louds “Please Please Please”