Pravada

The world is small. Tiny even. I have known a woman for almost a year now. One evening last week she was talking about her two sons and their “radical” politics. Maria and I concurred that we would probably get along with them. She then mentioned that they were both in bands, so I naturally asked the bands’ names. She said that her son Jesse is in two bands: Pravada and Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s. I thought the names were familiar so I asked if she had his CDs. She sifted through her CD collection until she came up with Jesse’s discs. I popped Pravada in the CD player, and sure enough, it was the Pravada I was thinking of and had even previously considered featuring on New Music Friday. This sealed the deal.

Pravada’s name actually came about as a mispronunciation of “Pravda,” an old socialist publication. Jesse Lee plays guitar, cello, and sings as well as doing a lot of the song-writing. Their music has hints of 60’s Motown and early Beatles, but still is rooted heavily in contemporary indie music. It’s nice to find some good music being played in Indiana these days. They used to have a few tracks available for download on their website, but their site appears to be M.I.A. Right now they only have one track available on MySpace (the one below). If you would like a CD and don’t live near Indianapolis, I’m sure you can contact them through MySpace and order one.

Recommended Track:

• One Foot in Front of the Other