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Review by Johnny Black, first appeared in HiFi News.
This South-west London based quintet looks set for big things. Their singles have been greeted with massive enthusiasm by the media, and this debut album confirms them as one of the smartest, tightest bands around. Produced by James Ford (Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Florence And The Machine) and Ash Workman (Metronomy, Summer Camp), the sound is as crisp and bright as you might expect. The music nicely blends 80s pop a la Talking Heads and China Crisis with modern rock in the preppy Afro-influenced style of Vampire Weekend. The closing track, The Apple, about the tragic death of persecuted computer genius Alan Turing, is well worth waiting for, but there's no shortage of other impeccably crafted delights along the way.
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This South-west London based quintet looks set for big things. Their singles have been greeted with massive enthusiasm by the media, and this debut album confirms them as one of the smartest, tightest bands around. Produced by James Ford (Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Florence And The Machine) and Ash Workman (Metronomy, Summer Camp), the sound is as crisp and bright as you might expect. The music nicely blends 80s pop a la Talking Heads and China Crisis with modern rock in the preppy Afro-influenced style of Vampire Weekend. The closing track, The Apple, about the tragic death of persecuted computer genius Alan Turing, is well worth waiting for, but there's no shortage of other impeccably crafted delights along the way.