[mpFree] Pop Winds’ The Turquoise

I’m strapped to the couch with a bag of frozen peas strapped to my tennis ball-sized ankle, so you better believe I’m in the need for some free music to raise the spirits. Although their music doesn’t provide one with Wolverine’s rapid healing abilities, Pop Winds definitely will add some pep to your step.

The trio from Montreal combine alto sax, drum machines, keyboards, synth and distortion in a psych pop blender. Much like a little kid, though, they try to press all the buttons like “liquefy” and “purée” before hitting “blend”. The results aren’t a typical orange julius but the group’s debut LP The Turquoise.

[MP3] Pop Winds – Met Some New Colors
[MP3] Pop Winds – Owl Eyes

These tracks aren’t pop perfection but I really like the sax + synth mix, similar to the type of jagged pop songs Harlem Shakes produced on Technicolor Health. Hopefully they don’t implode like the Shakes and if they do, at least they made me happily tap my uninjured foot.

Download The Turquoise for free here and check out their MySpace.