{"id":32724,"date":"2017-08-24T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=32724"},"modified":"2017-08-24T23:30:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T21:30:02","slug":"introducing-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/introducing-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: BOND"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOND<\/strong> struck me with the simplicity in the name. It stood out from the stream of email I was catching up on. It was simple, straight to the point. In BOND<\/strong>\u2018s case it held in two Soundcloud links, a rather pixelated illustration to break the monochromatic nature of the email body and these four simple lines:<\/p>\n

Hello Ben,<\/strong><\/em>
\n We are a brand new project out of Los Angeles.<\/strong><\/em>
\n We have 3 songs on Soundcloud.<\/strong><\/em>
\n We\u2019d love for you to give a listen.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After all the clutter I went through in the previous hours leading up to me opening that email. It was a welcome breath of fresh air. Enough for me to get my attention to settle on the two tracks the duo had on offer. Yes indeed, you see,\u00a0BOND<\/strong> is a duo made up of singer Songwriter Brian Harding<\/em> (Ex-COPS and roams solo as Blond Ambition) and now based out of Los Angeles along with Andrew Miller<\/em>\u00a0who plays guitar in\u00a0Dum Dum Girls<\/em> \/ Kristin Kontrol<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Both have been producing some rather tasty tracks of late and have enough material for an upcoming album. Which all sounds pretty exciting considering and taking into account what I was allowed to listen to. It\u2019s a strong project with great, promising perspective and a few tricks up its sleeves. I strongly suggest you follow their Soundcloud profile and Instagram feed for up-to-date information on the newly formed duo from California. Spin tracks \u201cBarbra\u201d and \u201cUse My Body\u201d further down for a non-exhaustive sample of what is in store down the road. I was pleasantly surprised with the output and effort the pair have managed to put into the different tracks.<\/p>\n

BOND<\/strong>\u00a0currently have zero plans as they\u2019re just starting the project; Other than making an album and finding a fitting record label to host them. They hope to make this a collaborative process with Brian & Andrew on production duties as well as writing but also having guests feature on vocals along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink Chemical Bros Surrender meets Chic\u201d \u2013 says Brian over email.<\/h3>\n[columns_row width=\u201dhalf\u201d]\n[column]