Caught all these folks at The Casbah in San Diego about three weeks ago. Softlightes is just a mellow four-piecer and though I wasn't initially stoked on their sound when I looked them up on iTunes, who isn't eventually won over by a cozy live show at a super sweet venue? (Those of you who've ever been to The Casbah, vouch for me here!)
Dengue Fever is a Cambodian pop rock band whose lead singer lyricizes mainly in Khmer - she really gets you going crazy! I guess they were featured on the soundtrack of Jarmusch's "Broken Flowers," and though I won't say that this film was good enough to warrant buying the soundtrack, Dengue Fever's compelling enough to at least briefly reconsider...
Both bands are on MySpace so I suggest going and taking a listen to more songs if you get a chance.
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cool, another band to put on my list of bands to check out on "the space." thanks