Audit
Control
Lines
When this dropped through my
letter box I was a bit confused; the opening track comes in like a potentially
enormous stadium anthem, a bit U2 but not in a bad way. As this debut
progresses, what becomes clear is that across the ten tracks on offer, there is
a determined effort to forge a sound of their own; Scott Caudwell’s vocals are
central to this, he echoes and booms across the album. That said, I want to
draw a parallel and say like a Huddersfield Ian Curtis, but that could be over
doing it, although on When We Run and
People Like You, People Like Me and Sense
he really does lift the songs with his bold, strong voice.
There must be a label for
this, I’m not too bothered what it is, so I’m going with ‘polished indie pop’;
there is a definite early 80’s echo of grey skies and coldness in the mix which
make it an appealing prospect.
All in all this is a somewhat
confusing record to write about, I must say I have enjoyed other things more
this year, but you can’t deny that there is an ambitious statement of intent
here and I found myself snared on some of their catchier tracks. Well worth a
listen.
Matt Rhodie
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