Saint Motel – Puzzle Pieces

I enjoyed the video and the music as well!

Saint Motel – Voyeur (2012)

Reviewish:

Saint Motel, “Voyeur.” Saint Motel is a pop band from Los Angeles that delivers a joyous, exuberant mix of styles on its debut album, “Voyeur.” Its opening track, “Feed Me Now,” for example, blends Latin horns and rhythms and drifting melodies while song No. 2 gets its title and introductory notes from big band leader “Benny Goodman” before shifting into some swing.

That kind of eclectic mix continues across the record as singer A/J Jackson puts some sweet melodies in the songs of love, lust and friendship, like the catchy, shifting “Daydream/ Wetdream / Nightmare,” the stately, background-vocal drenched “1997” and the driving “Honest Feedback.”

That’s just half of the 11-song record that’s part glam, kinda garage-y, sometimes lush and always poppy. I caught Saint Motel by chance at South By Southwest in March and really liked them live. They’re even better on the record.

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