The Sky Drops...

It’s odd how coincidental things are sometimes. Just the other day I was going through various releases that I am anticipating due for release hopefully sometime this year. One of them that popped into my head was a potential new release from Delaware’s The Sky Drops. A few days later I open up my inbox and two new songs are sitting there waiting for me. Pretty good timing if you ask me.

The Sky Drops are the duo of Rob Montejo (vocals/guitar) and Monika Bullette (drums/vocals). Some might recognize Montejo from his days in the shoegaze group Smashing Orange and Bullette through her solo recordings. Despite only being together since 2005, the band is riding high off the current success of their 2006 self-released EP Clouds of People. Rightfully so as it was definitely one of most intriguing and better EP’s I had the pleasure of hearing last year. As for their sound, well it’s definitely very much shoegaze. While only being a duo they still manage to create a very full and large sound that is in no way limited to just a couple different directions. On Clouds of People, they managed to crank out five tunes that explore haze filled druggy atmospherics as well as being able to pull off a crunchier, almost sludgy rocker like “Now Would Be”. I actually remember hearing that song for the first time while cleaning the house and I basically just stopped what I was doing to hear it. Needless to say I made it a point to sit down with the EP to get a proper listen and really from that point on The Sky Drops have never left my memory bank. Considering at just how bad my memory is at times, that’s quite an accomplishment. However enough with the less than funny self deprecation, the two new songs that I obtained are probably even more impressive than the small dose of material that I’ve already heard. The songs show the duo exploring further with their minimalist drums and guitar setup while at the same time still cranking out some fine mid-tempo shoegaze. Definitely check it out.

The Sky Drops – Sentimental [MP3]
The Sky Drops – Million [MP3]

Bonus:
The Sky Drops – Now Would Be [MP3]

Be sure to pick up the bands EP Clouds of People if you dig the tunes above. It can be had online over here. Also keep checking out their MySpace for more music and further happenings with the band.