Recently, thanks to my guitar-obsessed 13 year old, I met a young musician called Tamar Aphek. Tamar finished her law degree, studied classical music, and was well on her way to starting a “main stream career” until she partnered up Guy Shechter to start the Israeli indie band Carusella.
Carusella is defiantly independent–their sound focuses on heavy drumming, distorted guitar sounds, and melodic vocals. It has a veneer of chaos, but underneath the demands composition and construction are there. (Listen to Carusella tracks)…