More Good Music: Tim Be Told

Every so often, we’ll get e-mails at 8Asians from artists and bands asking us to pimp their music, and every so often I agonize whether or not whether to blog about them, especially if their music sucks. (Note to those who HAVE sent e-mails asking me to pimp your band: I’m not talking about your stuff: Your band is awesome. I’m talking about the other e-mails I get. Really.)

Thankfully, I have no qualms blogging about Tim Be Told. This Charlottesville, Virginia rock band has soul, pop and gospel elements, and while a front man does not a whole band make, the band has a powerhouse in songwriter and lead vocalist Tim Ouyang; think Adam Levine from Maroon 5, but with more Jesus and less creepy videos where he’s making out with white girls.

While the band already has an album out and with it a devoted collegiate following, listening to their new EP From the Inside you can definitely appreciate their depth in musical styles and polished production. Their management company was nice enough to offer their second single Analyze available as a guilt-free MP3 download. It’s a great radio-friendly track, but if you get the chance, take a listen to their track System — available through iTunes — if you want to hear Tim Be Told at their full wah-wah guitar, jam band potential; they should be a fun group to watch when they tour the West Coast this January and February.