It would be rather cynical of me to suggest that The Wombats or their labels marketing department are trying to hitch a ride into the public conciousness with Let's Dance To Joy Division and it's Closer inspired cover on the back of the two forthcoming new movies about that band. Trouble is that in a taking a sarcastic swipe at Joy Division the Wombats have missed the boat by a few years courtesy of Half Man Half Biscuit and their Joy Division Oven Gloves. If you have heard the numerous Wombats singles you will know what to expect and it's a full of bouncy guitars and tongue in cheek lyrics. However this and their previous singles are now starting to blur into one with little to differentiate between them all. Still (no pun intended) it's ideal for a quick fix but if you playing it in a few months time I will be surprised.Almost sticking to the Joy Division theme we have Rags & Tags by 586 but if you are expecting a New Order inspired electronica fest based on that name you will be very disappointed. Instead we have what some would describe as art rock although I think it leans more to a folkish sound mixed with a punk attitude not to far from what Chumbawamba and The Mekons were producing many moons ago. Anarchy in Shoreditch!
Adventure Club venture into that epic 1980's sounding arena previously frequented by the likes of the Bunnymen and British Sea Power on new single The Going. There is a lot going on here and it takes a few listens to absorb it all. It's pulsating driving stuff via their sequencer & guitars coupled with some fine vocals. It's all what you want in a single really but why do I get the impression that they could possibly take the wrong turning at some point?
Popular Workshop's William, It Was Really Something is pretty catchy with more hooks and scratches than what you can find in a hook and scratches factory. It comes across like the Gang of Four going up against The Strokes and has a bit more originality about it than some of the other tracks in a similar vein I have heard recently. Sadly flip side Radical is a bit of a let down but there is plenty here to suggest that Popular Workshop may have to stick the word "very" before their name at some point in the future.
Slowly but steadily Nu-Gaze, the genre formerly known as shoegazing, has been making a comeback across London's music venues and Sonic Cathedral have been one of the main players on the scene with their club night and record label. Planet by Leicester's Kyte is the label's fifth single and possibly it's finest moment to date. Over seven minutes long this is ethereal music at it's finest and is the sound of shifting landscapes. It all sounds very ecclesiastical regardless of the labels name! Flip side Secular Velvet has been remixed by Maps and as I haven't heard the original it's hard to comment although the track itself is pretty sublime in it's execution. Pick of the bunch!
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