Dear Boy was recommended by Hunter Burgan of AFI,
and he was right.
An alternative rock band from Los Angeles, their music is
acoustically interesting and emotionally moving.
This is not a great analogy, but if you love the
Johnny Marr aspects of The Smiths, but not so much Morrissey's melancholic
pretension, you could love this band. Fans of New Order should also enjoy,
though Dear Boy is more guitar-driven.
There are two problems with that preceding
paragraph. One is that I don't want to spend too much time comparing them to
other bands; they are themselves. (Though it does make me wonder what a Johnny
Marr/Peter Hook collaboration would be like.) It also could make the band sound
dated, which would not be fair.
They may pull from older traditions (there is a
cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "The Ghost In You"), but they put
their on stamp on it, and it's a good stamp.
Personal favorites have been "Local
Roses", "Come Along", and "Oh So Quiet", but there are
some cool jazzy elements on "Green Eyes" and "Funeral
Waves".
Actually, just listen to all the tracks.
You should check them out.
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