Sing Song Sung gives a brief glimpse of what is expected for the band’s debut release later this year, The Truth. Recorded under the guidance of Tony Hoffer (Beck, Belle & Sebastian) in LA, La Rocca take a brash step into blue collar indie with this 4 song EP. The title track’s coarse harmony flows smoothly through English born Bjorn Baillie’s voice, a gorgeous pattern that appears throughout the remaining tracks. For the recording, the Irish band ventured across the Atlantic in hopes of finding a wider audience. Success, it seems, is attracted to the band as recent appearances at SXSW and a feature on FOX’s The OC have seemingly proven that La Rocca’s sound has found its audience.

For the life of me, it seemed as though I couldn’t read anything written about the band that shied away from U2 comparisons. What a basic thought, that bands from the same country don’t necessarily sound the same; why then, I thought, must all Irish bands be compared to U2? Painfully, after multiple listens the similarities started to appear. While there is a raw power that U2 never captured, La Rocca liberally apply the band’s popular early ’80s sound throughout Sing Song Sung. Thankfully, however, The Edge is no where to be found.

La Rocca “Sing Song Sung” (mp3)

La Rocca - Official Site
La Rocca - MySpace Site (3 songs)

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