It’s a bit of an Uzi & Ari Sunday

Ben Sheppard seems like a normal guy that you would want to know, even in close up wilderness photos. By a few glimpses into the MySpace page for “Uzi & Ari”, Sheppard and co. seem like a good crew…maybe I am just pining to me a musician and part of a band…

Promo-wise U&A push Sheppard to the forefront and put the persona of the both as one complete item;

Ben Shepard is one of those artists that cannot help but create.
Although on the road Uzi & Ari plays as a full complement of
musicians in order to capture the complex and beautiful sounds that
populate its recorded efforts, it is unambiguously the work of its
originator, Shepard, who has an urgent muse.

Uzi & Ari, seem playful, a bit electro-indie but still subdued at the same time. The music seems to know its place or is trained to “follow the leader’ well. I would think that a live performance could either be out of control or something that would soothe you on a Sunday afternoon (see what I did here…). This is what intrigues me for this band, I can’t place them – I love the sound, but I know the next album may head in another direction. Another direction that would fall into place and simply be the next “turn” on this journey.

A couple of tracks should move you towards what I am speaking of, and hopefully make you a fan of him/the band. They are currently just heading up a massive UK tour with stops in Japan at the end of April. The full list of dates are on their MySpace Page.

Uzi & Ari

“Don’t Black Out” (mp3)
from “It Is Freezing Out”
(Own Records)