The Narrative

It blows my mind that this band is not better known.  They seem to have an ear for really pleasing melodies: check out this song.  I guess they just don't have a critical mass of fans yet, although the small fanbase they have built up is extremely enthusiastic.  They are a guy/girl pair from Long Island (with a couple of peripheral members every now and then); they have very few resources and do everything themselves.  Pretty much all their publicity is by word of mouth.  When I ordered their albums, they sent me a hand-written note!  Their music style is hard to describe, but I guess it's very mellow alternative rock.  Some of their songs are louder and more rocky (like this one), but their best ones are quieter and decidedly minor.  They have two EPs and one LP out at the moment, and apparently they are working on a new one currently.  Check out their website if you're interested.  Also listen to their excellent cover of Radiohead's Karma Police.