One of the most exciting Irish bands of the past few years, the Funeral Suits veer easily from cheery indiepop (like this track) to much harder and darker sounds, but there are two consistents throughout every style they put on: (1) gorgeous vocals (new singer/guitarist/etc Brian James in particular has a voice that could make your granny swoon, even if he does have a tendency to go out on stage looking like the Grim Reaper) and (2) impeccable songwriting skills, which mean that even when they are pushing the limits of anything you could call "pop", their songs are still just so unbelievably catchy. Sort of like a modern-day Irish Pixies, I guess, but with better (male) vocals.
Here's a live clip with their old line-up, capturing their lighter indiepop side well. I highly, highly, highly recommend you visit their Myspace page to hear more.
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