Probably Vampires

November 7, 2006

Probably Vampires are an up-and-coming Chicago band who wear their influences on their sleeves with a big sign on their chest pointing to their sleeves. Within a minute of their first song you can hear the keyboard stylings of the 60’s psych bands like The Doors and The Zombies and you might also recognize that the melodies are a direct progression from this style. The good news is that they actually do a great job of updating the style and making it listenable without thinking you’re listening to a Doors cover band.

The band’s the best when they mix their 60’s influences with a dance beat and some fast-paced and extremely rocking drums. “Yes I Do” and “Little Girlies” are both great songs that follow this style. “Every Single Time” is more of a straight-up rock tune but the melody sounds so familiar that it’s hard to imagine that it wasn’t written by any of the aforementioned psych-pop bands. If anyone could pull it off though, Probably Vampires could. Here’s a few of their tracks to listen to:

MP3 Every Single Time
MP3 Yes I Do
MP3 Little Girlies

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