LARK.

Possibly one of the most underrated bands in SA, and also one of the bands that unfortunately does not fit the mould of radio-friendly pop. On one hand, this is sad, because they do miss out on a lot of potential exposure. On the other hand, I love it that only a handful of people (in the grander scheme of things) know about this little gem.

What can I say? They are South African, you wouldnt guess it, when you hear the majority of the other "music" we churn out. The trends have come and gone, and will continue to do so. We saw the angry kids sings punk rock songs and be pissed off and misunderstood, we are now seeing its cool to be redneck, cheesy and rap in afrikaans. (I actually like afrikaans rap.) One things that has always stood out for me about Lark, apart from the voice, sex appeal and on stage presence of the mesmerising Inge Beckmann, is the inability to put them into a category. Glitch? Electro melodramatic opera? Scandal? Melodic chaos? A rythmic gangbang? What the hell do you call music like this?!

Their new album is dropping soon, Im really looking forward to this one, Ive heard one of the singles which is rad, and similar to the last warmth and eccentricity we have come to love. Although the new video was slightly short of the mark in my opinion, I am excited none the less. Here is are two videos and some tracks that i loved. N.

Some tracks on SoundCloud:

http://snd.sc/Hf4edI

http://snd.sc/sVvLyk