3 Bands within the same genre as Derek's Neighbour- analysis

Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro have been the biggest inspiration to us both (Tom and Nick) as they are very much around the same sort of genre as Derek's Neighbour. Biffy Clyro also appeal to a wide range of listeners, which Derek's Neighbour tries to achieve. Their wide range starts at young teenagers and ends at adults. We needed to think about this when making our music video as it means that a wide variety of ages  will enjoy watching and listening to it. Like Derek's Neighbour, Biffy Clyro are a three piece band, Guitar, bass and drums which is another reason why we picked them.

 
Biffy Clyro have changed they're genre since they're first album. Infinity Land which was a lot heavier than their previous albums included such songs like 'There's no such thing as a jaggy snake'. This song could almost be classed as a metal song as there is the use of screaming from lead singer, Simon Neil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHOsFXqZ0fM







Later on,  Biffy Clyro wrote less heavy songs, still staying in the genre of rock, but focusing more on the epic rock genre. For example in their second to last album 'Puzzle' the song 'Folding Stars' is rocky but is also easy listening. You can hear the lyrics of the song and they tell a story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNEFkg8B2oM&ob=av2n

The song that sounds most like Derek's Neighbour's 'Not Today' is Biffy Clyro's 'Bubbles' from their latest album 'Only Revolutions'. This is because of the structure of the song. It is verse, chorus, verse, chorus, breakdown and then a big outro. The genre, rhythm and feel of the song is pretty much identical to each other. The feeling of repetition reinforces the message of time passing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxUb9Yzr1sE

Keane

Keane have been helpful to us (Tom and Nick) as they have sounded most like the band in our song 'Not Today' by Derek's Neighbour- more than Biffy Clyro. Keane's genre is based more around the pop/rock genre with catchy and memorable melodies in their songs. Keane's target audience is more for teenage girls and boys. Looking at their live concerts you see that their audience is mainly made up of females more than males, so Keane could also be classed as a boy band. Like Derek's Neighbour and Biffy Clyro, Keane are also a trio. Bass, piano and drums (sometimes guitar)

The song that sounds most like Derek's Neighbour's 'Not Today' is 'Somewhere only we know'. This is because, like Biffy Clyro, the structure is very similar to 'Not Today' and 'Bubbles'- verse, chorus, verse, chorus, breakdown and then a big outro. Also the genre, rhythm and feel of the song is very similar to each other. This song 'Somewhere only we know' came from their album Hopes and Fears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oextk-If8HQ&ob=av3e

Kings Of Leon

Kings Of Leon is the last band with the same sort of genre as Derek's Neighbour. Because they have been around for a while, they have a larger target audience than Biffy Clyro or Keane going into mid 20's. Kings Of Leon's genre is alternative rock. This is normally the sort of rock that is very laid back and easy listening- very much like Derek's Neighbour's genre. Unlike Derek's Neighbour, Biffy Clyro and Keane, Kings of Leon are a 4 piece band. This does thicken out the sound from the band itself.

Kings of Leon's songs in the charts that are played on the radio normally turn out larger-than-life. Their songs will sometimes have a hook that a wide variety of listeners will sing and recognise as Kings of Leon. Two examples of this are from Kings of Leons' 2nd to last album, Only by Night.
-The first song is 'Sex on fire' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94RNp7veIJE&ob=av3n.
 The words "Sex is on fire" (although explicit) become catchy and well known. During its time in the charts, the lyrics of this song became very iconic and something that people were singing everyday.
-The second song is 'Use Somebody' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWhairF_DS8&ob=av2n. Here in the chorus, the voices singing in the background is a melody that everyone sings. It becomes a melodic phrase that reminds everybody of the band.



We (Nick and Tom) hope you have enjoyed reading this post about 3 bands withen the same genre as Derek's Neighbour- analysis.

More to come. x