((The Organ)) Band Profile and Upcoming SXSW Concerts - Oh My Rockness

photo by Bernie Fernandez
The Organ (yes, that's one of the instruments they play) is a five-female band from Vancouver. Lead singer Katie Sketch powers The Organ's melodic yet introspective songs. Her clear, emotional delivery and the intervals she sings may lead to some Thom Yorke comparisons, at least to my ears.

The organ (the instrument) that The Organ (the band) heavily incorporates into their sound gives them a bit of a The Cure/Joy Division/80's feel. And certainly their sense of melancholy would fit nicely with Robert Smith and Ian Curtis's preoccupation with that emotion. But don't lump The Organ in with all those rip-off retro bands. Though inspired by the past, the band writes clearly original music. And they also happen to be really, really good.
Published October 12, 2005
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