Your new favourite band: Tonstartssbandht

In a musical world full of pretenders and imitators, true mavericks are hard to come by. However all this really means is that when you find a couple, they stand out from the crowd like no others. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you: Tonstartssbandht.

To some people these guys may be familiar as the fellas who live and sometimes play with Mac Demarco. Guitarist and singer Andy White has even plays in Mac's band occasionally. Always showing great personality in their Mac-related moments (like this brilliant q&a) , it's often far too easy to forget their own music...and what a crime that would be...

Originally hailing from Orlando, Florida, these two brothers (Andy and Edwin) play a kind of music that can frankly only be described as Tonstartssbandht "boogie rock". There's no real other way to do it. Their 2009 album contains a fair amount of lo-fi synth work with highlights being 5ft7 and the incredible Black Country.

However more recently the instrumentation has tended to be Andy on a 12-string guitar with Ed on drums, both singing vocals soaking in reverb. It is with this set-up in a live setting where Tonstartssbandht are best. This year's release Overseas (available for whatever you want on their bandcamp page http://tonstartssbandht.bandcamp.com/album/overseas) is an album that shows this to be the case. Made up entirely of various live recordings from gigs (you guessed it) overseas. In some sense this is a live album but rather than being one concert, it's more of a collage. The opening Alright Medley showcases Andy and Edwin's brilliant musicianship to great effect but also their ability to create such a large expansive sound with just two instruments and voices.

This song has a glorious jig to it. This song is also a great exploration of sound, making it one of the most interesting songs to be released this year. Other tracks show other sides to Tonstartssbandht, for example First Taape, a fantastically gritty lo-fi guitar anthem. Black Country also makes a welcome appearance.

Tonstartssbandht's sound is an exciting melding together of a number of different sounds without sounding like any of them. At times they're atmospheric, at times they shred. They're metal, they're country, they're synth-pop, they're lo-fi garage rock, psychedelic rock and definitely blues but all they really are is boogie rock.

Rather like their contemporary Mac Demarco, Tonstartssbandht have a sound that is difficult to define. Like Mac has "jizz jazz", these guys have whatever they want to call it. Unlike Mac, their music is for creation of new sounds rather the personality and fun. The plethora of styles and variations on show in an album like Overseas is fantastic and makes them even harder to pin down, thus making them more of a maverick group.

For all the experimentation and awesome sounds, Tonstartssbandht are in essence two excellent and unbelievably admirable musicians who work together in a truly exciting way. This is the reason their live recordings are the best. The chemistry in their performances is breathtaking. For any aspiring guitar/drum duos, the video below is a must-watch. Watching musicians creating sparks in such a way is one of the most captivating sights in the world. For some reason there isn't that much of it in today's music, making Tonstartssbandht even more exciting.