Glasgow’a Maple Leaves have been one of my loved bands for some time now. They have released two wonderful singles, “”Kirsty/Easy Speak in 2009 and “Tapestry” in June 2010. Now they’re back with a full EP on Bubblegum Records. The EP is named after the opening track, “Golden Ether”, a lovely, folky indiepop song with piano and acoustic guitars as key elements. Another good one is “What a day”, with boy/girl vocals and guitars as powerful as acoustic guitars can be.
The EP does not offer something completely new to the world of pop, but it surfs well on waves from the 60s and 70s. I’m sure this EP will probably be listed as “indiepop” everywhere, but its folk and 70s pop influences are probably even closer. It’s a really nice listen. The EP is released on Bubblegum Records on October 20.
You can and should get both their previous singles too. They’re available from Bandcamp.
http://mapleleaves.bandcamp.com/
Here’s the video for the title track:
