4 tracks from this York based rocky pop band. Deceptively simple lyrics and tunes that grow on you, like the Likely Lads if they formed a band. Arctic Monkeys spring to mind at first, but Pulp may be the best reference point. They have an old and jaded soul for such a young band. However words that sound sleazy at first, turn out to be funny and sad on further listens. Winners of York Battle of the Bands and championed by Tom Robinson on his BBC6 Music new music show.
‘This Town’ is a heartfelt plea for acceptance backed with Mott the Hoople bombast, ending with a strange spacey fadeout.
‘Blue Eyes Black’ is a gentle attack on the acceptance of marital violence, and ‘Away with a Stranger’ is a similar indictment of cheating on your wife in behind the scenes in suburbia. A new feminist Oasis perhaps?
‘Deborah’ is my favorite, and not just cos it was the name of my first unrequited love. It’s a kitchen sink drama set to a jaunty happy tune, powerful enough to get the crowd dancing too.
Playing the main stage at Galtres Parkland Festival August Bank Holiday weekend – should be good to see them live!
Kevin
