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Hey, kids.
In just seven days, print copies of New Times‘ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.”
But today, we here at Crossfade got a preview. And Miami’s Best Band is …
See also:
–Best of Miami 2013’s Best DJ: Baez
Teepee
Dissonant, jangly, raw, powerful. This is the sound of Teepee, and it’s one of the most captivating sounds on Miami’s fascinating aural landscape. Those seeking rock ‘n’ roll roots, postpunk attitude, and experimental noise will find something to dance to in this primal yet melodic project. Teepee is led by mastermind Erix S. Laurent and fleshed out by Andrew McLees and Dion Keith Kerr IV, a trio that just wrapped up a nationwide tour with stops in North Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. Locally, Teepee makes regular waves at clubs such as Bardot and Churchill’s. Listen to the ten-track album Distant Love or: Time Never Meant Anything, and Never Will and you might think you’ve fallen into the glory days of the dark and driving ’80s, à la Jesus and the Mary Chain. But this big sound settles nicely into the modern scene as a break from the pop-saturated situation. If rock ‘n’ roll and analog instrumentation stand a chance of revival, Teepee might just be pointing the way.
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