She Screams Remedy

The new wave of social media sweeping the web has provided audiophiles like myself even more ways of discovering new music. From the venerable last.fm to Facebook, there are many ways to seek out new music. Conversely, there are also new ways for bands to seek out new fans.

I've already been followed by a few bands on Twitter, even though I may never have heard of them. Delain, Avenged Sevenfold and Celesty have all appeared on my followers list, presumably from the content of my tweets and from others following me. I've checked them all out. It's a good way to connect directly with potential fans.

The latest of such followers was one @KyrstenSSR. I tend to check new follower profiles when they appear, mostly to root out spammers and fake accounts, and this time discovered that she is a singer in a band, She Screams Remedy. Of course I had to see what they were like.

First impressions were good. Very good. They use dual lead vocal, male and female, and sound not unlike Grammatics, crossed with HIM, and with a few growls throw in. Good stuff. £4.83 and a download later and I was listening to their debut album (billed as a 7 track EP), cunningly called Self-Titled.

I was hooked immediately. This is a very listenable sort of rock music that hooks you in and doesn't let go until they've finished. From the first riff of opening track Travesty to the subtle growls of Without A Sound, and the almost ambient Allegoria, there's a bit of everything on here.

Along with the tracks on Self-Titled, a number of tracks are available on MySpace and Facebook from what appears to be an upcoming release. The band's MySpace page mentions June 18th as a particular point of interest. Hopefully something amazing will happen in 3 days time. Until then, I'll listen to what I have and see what happens!