Israeli bands strike an English chord By JENNA STARK / The Jerusalem Post Jul 15, 2008

A new movement is taking hold of the alternative music scene, with hundreds of Israeli bands singing in English in an attempt to achieve international recognition, according to Orly Yaakobi, editor and presenter of the radio show Or Lagoyim (Light Unto the Nations) on Radio Kol Hacampus.

EATLIZ, AN indie band that first made its appearance on the Israeli music scene in 2002, recently achieved international acclaim by being one of 100 bands competing to earn a spot in the 2008 Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago alongside artists such as Radiohead and Kanye West.

The band was recently signed by Anova Records, another label aiming to advance non-mainstream Israeli music internationally, and will release its album, Violently Delicate, in August in Germany and Austria.

“Tiptoeing on salty sand / my pink glasses work so wonderfully / one more moment on / and it’s gone,” Eatliz sings during the introduction of the hit song “Attractive,” from the new album. The chorus croons “Wherever you are, are / if you find me attractive / whoever you are / don’t hesitate / everything’s got to move on”.

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