BRONCHO are an indie rock band that's sound wanders around the place but are themselves from Norman, Ohio. They started playing in 2010 and Keep It In Line (October, 2018) is a single from their fourth album Bad Behavior (October, 2018).
2. What kind of song is Keep It In Line?
A low-fi melodic cruise with hints of garage rock, a wheedling line about behaving yourself and cooed over with sunny sweet vocals. Bit of an earworm. The band are a personal favorite of mine.
3. Who do BRONCHO sound like?
They have been mentioned in the same breath as The Strokes, upbeat songs by The Cure, and Generationals. There's a bit of The Clean in there for me too like in this banger Try Me Out Sometime(2012).
4. Which bands have influenced BRONCHO?
The Beach Boys, Billy Idol and The Strokes.
5. What have the press said?
“Singalong anthems that combine punk and garage-rock”-
Handing Love.
“An infectious song about practicality and accountability” – XS Noize.
1. Who are they? Tokyo Police Club are a popular indie rock band from New Market, Ontario, Canada. They started playing together in 2005. 2. What? DLTFWYH
(Don’t Let Them Fuck With Your Heart) (July’18) is a single from
their fourth album TPC (Oct’18). 3. Who are Tokyo Police Club similar to? Arkells, Ra Ra Riot, and Said The Whale. 4. What have the press said about DLTFWYH? “Anticipatory
verses and a crashing chorus” – Paste. “Essentially one long buildup to a boisterous
explosion of guitars” – Consequence Of Sound. “A bit of alternative
twang” – All Things Go Music.
The Strokes, Weezer, Plastic Ono Band, Led Zeppelin, and
Royal Headache.
6. Why should I give DLTFWYH a listen? DLTFWYH has a structure that builds tension and releases it better than expensive Thai pussy. The influence of Led Zeppelin is evident in the song structure and the tune eschews the lighter pop of some of their previous efforts. DLTFWYH sounds like Tokyo Police Club got a new lease of life. It sounds electric. It sounds vital.
The Kooks are a commercially successful indie pop rock band from Brighton, England. They started in 2004 and put down four long players. Be Who You Are (March'17) is a new single cut from their greatest hits album Best Of... So Far (May'17).
2. Does Be Who You Are cut the mustard?
Be Who You Are is a nostalgic reminder of what The Kooks used to do well; mawkish romance juxtaposed by a frisky, laddish, singalong. Nevermind that Be Who You Are has as much substance as cotton candy. With lyrics like,“Be who you are, baby you’re a star,” it's corny and it's supposed to be.
3. Who do The Kooks sound like?
The Fratellis, Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs.
4. What have the rags said about Be Who You Are?
“A fun, bright cut
that is a pleasant blast from the past” – Baeble.
“As loveable as ever;
all chanting chorus and feverish hook” – TMRW.
Some of theirinfluencesare The Police, The Rolling Stones, Blur, The Strokes and The Libertines.
6. Why should I listen to Be Who You Are?
Because you like rollicking indie pop numbers with a little maudlin on the side. Because we all need a little frivolity.
7. What are The Kooks best songs?
Naiveobviously. It was the bands fourth single from their debut album and is The Kooks best selling single to date. Bad Habit from their last album, Listen (2014), is a good 'un and London Town is sound as a pound.
8. Any more words?
Legs.
“Never be a slave to
your own name”
The Kaiser Chiefs are a successful indie rock band from Leeds, England. They have six albums on their roll of honor. Kaiser Chiefs are similar to Kasabian, The Kooks and Franz Ferdinand. They are influenced by The Clash, Blur and The Kinks. I Predict A Riot (2004) was the second single from Kaiser Chiefs' debut album Employment (2005). The poor bastards peaked early because it remains their best, and most well known, song. Drowned In Sound said this indie rock anthem has “a force not unlike a
Boeing 747” that “makes you want to bounce up
and down like a nutter.” I Predict A Riot is the musical essence of a horrible fucking menace.
1. Who are Otherkin? Otherkin are a punk band from Dublin, Ireland. They have been the life and soul of the party since 2013 and have two E.P's to their name. Bad Advice (March'17) is a standalone single. 2. What kind of noise are they touting? Bad Advice channel old school punk influences like The Clash, marry it with new century indie like The Strokes, to create a sprightly little foot-tapper. 3. Who do Otherkin sound like? The Strokes, The Vaccines, and Jamie T. 4. What have the sycophantic press said about Bad Advice? “Ferociously
energetic” – With Guitars.
Jamie T is a popular English indie rock/alternative hip hop musician from London, England. He has been hammering out tunes since 2005 and has three albums in the vaults. Jamie T sounds similar to The Clash, RAT BOY and The Kooks. He is influenced by Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and The Clash. Robin Hood is an album track from Jamie T's third album Trick (2016). NME called Robin Hood“insanely fun” and said it is “essentially a full-on tribute to his idols Mick Jones and Joe Strummer c. 1980.”J
The Hubbards are an English indie rock band from Hull, England. They started making noise in 2012 and have one E.P. and a handful of singles to their name.Just Touch (March’17)is a stand alone single.
2. What's Just Touch like?
Just Touch mixes a darker, northern indie rock sound with ethereal vocals and light touches from the backing vocals.
Fred Nicolaus is Golden Suits an indie folk/pop/Americana
musician. Golden Suits have been compared to The National, Elliot Smith and Arcade
Fire. He is influenced by Tom Petty, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. Is
It Wrong was the lead single for Golden Suits' second album, Kubla Khan (2016),
and a song that Stereogum called “absolutely sublime” and “anthemic.” Is It Wrong is an impassioned, leap don't look, heart on your sleeve, indie-folk song.
“I
don’t know how to tell you how strange it is to be getting older,
The Orwells are the real deal. A garage rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The Orwells have been kicking arse and taking no names since 2009. They
Put A Body In The Bayou (Oct’16) is the second single release
from The Orwells' third album Terrible
Human Beings (Feb’17).
2. Is their powder still dry?
Still firing but not as explosive. They Put A Body In The Bayou is the sound of fat on the lamb; caustic but not furious, ripping and tearing but not breaking the bones to suck the marrow out. A garage rock song that rolls more than it rocks and has a solid stench of The Stooges while elements of English indie rock waft around the edges too.
3. Who do The Orwells sound like?
Twin Peaks, The Stooges and FIDLAR.
4. What have the goons in the press said about the tune?
5. Which bands would The Orwells not kick out of bed for farting? Their main influences are The Strokes, The White Stripes,
Tom Petty, Twin Peaks and Led Zeppelin. 6. Why should I give They Put A Body In The Bayou a moment of my time? The singers phrasing in the pre-chorus harks back to English garage rock of the 60's. It's golden. 7. Do these red-hot rebels have anymore blinders? A trifecta. The tip-top triumvirate of absolute blinders is headed by Let It Burn, given body by Who Needs Youand rounded off by Mallrats (La La La).
8. Any more words chief?
The new album Terrible Human Beings is primarily influenced by The Pixies.
The album is produced by Jim Abbiss who has worked fro The Arctic Monkeys, Peace, The Kooks, Kasabian
and The Family Rain.
“Good boys come in last”
WATERS are an indie pop band from San Francisco, California. They started making music in 2011 and are influenced by Weezer and Grouplove. Grouplove drummer Ryan Rabin co-produced both their albums. WATERS have toured with bands like Cold War Kids and Smallpools. Whats Real (2015) is the title track from the second album and a song Salon called “a
near-perfect blend of big power pop.”
Gaze on the majesty of Animal House a garage pop rock band from Brisbane, Australia. The men have a handful of singles to pin to their battle honors and Domino (Oct'16) is the second single from Animal House's first E.P. Sorry (Nov'16).
2. What kind of magic are they weaving?
Domino has lashes of old school sixties garage jammed to new century indie rock. The tunes a fucking banger and it hits the ground at speed. Straight-up-the-middle drums power along and their are all the harmonies and guitar every good boy could want. The chorus is as catchy as fuck. Perfection.
5. Which band have given Animal House a kick in the right direction? The main Animal Houseinfluences are The Strokes, The Kings Of Leon and The Arctic Monkeys. 6. Why should I listen to Domino? Because you want to to dance and smile and have fun. 7. Do Animal House have any more spankers? Figure It Out is the leader of the pack, Sour sounds like the Strokes if they actually had character and English Girlsis another fun banger. 8. Any more words? Animal House are currently based in Brighton, England, and recently supported BRONCHO.
“My
friends are all dicking around outside,
Impressed
by the press and the rest”
The Arctic Monkeys are a extremely successful English post-punk indie rock band from Sheffield, England. Formed in 2002 they have five albums in their catalogue. Their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) was the fastest selling debut album in U.K. history and all five albums went to number one in the U.K. and top ten worldwide. In the States they only managed top 20 but their last album A.M. (2013) was the most successful making it to number 6. The first two singles from The Arctic Monkey's first album went to number one but the third Fake Tales From San Francisco (2006) never charted. It's the Arctic Monkey's best song, a song Clash Music describe as an “untamed,
organic and ferocious beauty.”
“You’re
not from New York, you’re from Rotherham,
So
get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook”
