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MTV has characterized the sound as “synth-laden dance-pop” — which doesn’t sound like something I’d normally be interested in — but that seems far too reductive a characterization for Speak, winner of “Best New Band†at The Austin Music Awards.
You can sample and buy Speak’s album I Believe in Everything on Amazon, which was released in fall 2011.
Speak is made up of Troupe Gammage, Jake Stewart, Nick Hurt, and Joey Delahoussaye. I’ll confess it took me a few minutes to get beyond how absurdly young the bandmembers appear to fully appreciate just how talented they are.
Do512 has a thorough list of what Speak is up to this week at SXSW back in their hometown of Austin.
Here’s “Carrie”: