(Stuck In The Sound - no shortage of new bands anywhere in the world)

Stuck In The Sound are a new discovery, having run across their page while checking out Eldia (the band from last night). As it really is a six degrees of separation thing, I clicked on their site and the result is tonight's track.

Shoot Shoot is something they did last year (at least according to their MySpace page). I'm not sure what they have available right now (e.p.'s or albums), but like everything else posted on Nights At The Roundtable, it's always worth checking out.

Play this one loud too. Since it is Friday night and all . . .

(Anabel of Anabel's Poppy Day - Indie from Ouzbekistan . . .like you didn't think there was any, did you?)

Giving Psychedelia a rest this week in favor of hitting the Indie/Alternative/Out-there/Experimental trail in search of new and interesting material.

Tonight it's an Ouzbekistan/French Indi/Alt/Experimental outfit called Anabel's Poppy Day whose first album has just come out and, even though I will freely admit they are not for all tastes, are at least worth one listen and maybe a visit to their site to see what they're up to.

This track, which I'm not sure is on their album or not, but I found it on their MySpace page, is called Bed Can Be Boat to which I offer a shrugged shoulder and baffled hands as to its meaning. But it's Sunday night/Monday morning and who needs meaning anyway?

(Joad - Indie from Rouen)

Something moderately new out of France tonight. I will admit Joad isn't exactly a name that leaps to mind as anything you'd want to name a band. It sort of makes you wonder what everyone was thinking when they decided it was a name that looked good on a marquee. All right, color me shallow.

Because Joad is actually quite good. Despite a terrible name, they are a band with some interesting material as well as a first album out. They are touring quite a lot around France and getting good word of mouth going at the same time.

This track, Reve Nr. 7 (Dream Number 7) is off their new album and stands up to a few listenings. Check out their MySpace page for their other tracks. It's worth investigating.

Knowing how things work, they will probably be a massive hit and a household name within months. I will feel completely foolish ever having thought a band with such a weird and forgettable name could be taken seriously. Shows you how much I know.

(Phoenix - busy year)

I probably don't have to say very much about Phoenix since they are doing incredibly well here in the U.S. - they're a French band making major strides on the festival circuit (playing everywhere from Coachella just recently to Montreaux), touring all over the U.S. this summer, got a Grammy this past year and life is pretty good for a bunch of guys who got together in 1999, were a backing band for fellow Frenchmen Air and have been striking out on their own for a while.

This track is 1901 - you're probably familiar with it. It's off their newest album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. If not, check it out. If you aren't familiar with them, check out their MySpace page.