Finally Boys release debut EP 'Feelings'
Shane LeBlanc and Preetom Choudhury are local synth wizards who produce vibrant, glittering electronic music in the language of love. As promised earlier this summer, the up and coming Oakland based pop duo Finally Boys recently released their debut EP, Feelings. The EP boasts four euphoric club jams; three of them you may have already heard, but one of them is brand new. "Contact" is the pair's most recent track, and also one of the strongest. Stripping the vocal samples and dropping the tempo to a smoother, more narcotized pace, "Contact" allows the glossy synth triggers to sink under your [...]
Review: How to Dress Well, Finally Boys, Babe Rainbow @ Rickshaw Stop, 6/16/12
Last Saturday, Yours Truly presented an awe-inspiring show at the Rickshaw Stop, featuring Oakland's Finally Boys, Chicago's How To Dress Well, and an opening DJ set from Babe Rainbow. After Babe Rainbow (the experimental electronic solo-project of Vancouver's Cameron Reed) warmed up the evening with an hour-long DJ set, spinning tracks from like-minded Canadians such as Grimes and Evian Christ, Finally Boys took the stage around 11pm, "representin' the East Bay" throughout their hour-long set of love-laced dance vibes. Preetom Choudhury and Shane LeBlac provided ethereal vocals over their spacey production. Preetom frequently provided amusing interpretive dance moves during their [...]
Finally Boys – "Lunar Lovers" (playing Rickshaw 6/15/12 with Babe Rainbow, How to Dress Well)
Oakland's electronic duo Finally Boys, comprised of Preetom Choudhury and Shane LeBlac, specializes in euphoric club jams, synthesizing inspiration from trance, euro-house, hip-hop, and k-pop. The resulting sound creates a sense of angelic, blissful energy, apparent on their three singles (which can be downloaded here). Finally Boys' debut EP Feelings is due "ASAP." In the meantime you can stream their singles on Soundcloud and download their mixtape for Don't Die Wondering. They will also be opening for How To Dress Well and Babe Rainbow on Friday, June 15 at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. Babe Rainbow is a Vancouver-based electronic [...]