London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Mmm… time to tell you fine people about some rockin' new music that our friends over in London are importing to us via Universal Music Group. In case you haven't caught TV On The Radio recently in the US, Muse in Europe or for some reason that Bloc Party tour that hasn't happened yet… then this will serve as a good time to introduce the band to you. If you already have, then nothing that you already haven't heard. This folks is some good old blues infused rock 'n roll. Especially that song 'Scratch Your Name' that has been getting them all this attention. It has a pretty rockin' chrous, and live the group evoke a certain raucous spirit found in contemporaries like Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs…. a controlled chaos of sorts I recently got to experience first hand. The groups debut full-length album is getting them buzz, Coachella festival performances, spots of late night TV and all that jazz, and for as good as it is, the album at times seems almost weighted and stuck in a self-imposed claustrophobic box that given the chance to break out of, could make some pretty epic blues laden rock 'n roll. That's not to knock this effort, at it is good enough on it's own to entertain and well worth the purchase. A hot young talent worth checking out on one of their many upcoming appearances and their CD, What's The Time, Mr. Wolf?. It's music that will inevitably make the hip Filter crowd wet their pants, and possibly taste mainstream success if they play their cards right.
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