Show H Hot New Artists New artists are popping pop pop- popping ping up from around the world the world By Tawny Nielsen Arts and Entertainment Editor Every band or performer goes through it whether playing at the local pub the state fair or on the street they all had to start some some- where Hailing from around the globe are these new breakout artists Australia s The Waifs released their US U.S. debut album I i Sink or Swim on July 23 This group was started when sisters Donna and Vikki Simpson met guitarist Joshua Cunningham Ten years later The Waifs have setup a list of tour dates around the country which include a date with Bob Dylan and a stop at the P Peery ery s Egyptian Theatre in Ogden on October The NY Post says the trio plays smart upbeat music with unpretentious yet skillful acoustic arrangements Distributed by Galvanic BMG and released on their own Jarrah Records The Waifs are gathering gathering gathering gather gather- ing success with their poetic lyrics and guitar melodies The Montreal based punk quintet quin quin- tet et Simple Plan has spent the past two years playing alongside such bands as Sum 41 and blink Released earlier this year is their sheer punk Lava Atlantic album No Pads No Helmets Just Balls Every song has high-energy high melodies with its powerful expression of adolescent angst in its lyrics Their album albums s introductory single single single sin sin- gle I m Just A Kid is featured in the n new w comedy The New Guy and Mark Hoppus of blink did id the backing vocals on the album s I II 11 Do Anything The twenty something something something some some- thing quintet includes Pierre Bouvier vocals Jeff lead guitar David Desrosiers bass backing vocals Sebastien Lefebvre guitar backing vocals Chuck Comeau drums Mesa based Arizona-based Authority Zero is a quartet consisting of singer Jason DeVore guitarist Bill Marcks bassist Jeremy Wood and drummer drummer drummer drum drum- mer Jim Wilcox The group groups s sLava sLava Lava Records debut A Passage In Time has a unique sound for each song Whether it s the reg reg- tinged gae-tinged tracks or the Portuguese song called La Surf each song carries its own energy and intensity Some have even compared them to Rage Against the Machine With its unique fresh sound and positive lyrics A Passage In Time provides provides provides pro pro- vides enough energy to carry you the whole night through A Passage In Time is due out in hi stores September 10 C |