Sound Of Guns
http://www.myspace.com/soundofguns
Rousing post-punk rock and roll from Liverpool. Sound Of Guns pack an explosive fist-clenched pitch-perfect punch of Northern guitar wailing pows that breakdown the walls of boredom.
Anthemic meaty riffs and howling vocals make this gang a strong rock 'n' roll contender. Packing a powerful bite in songs such as 'Architects', Sound Of Guns display forceful credentials in driving guitars that form an ivory-tough backbone of this North-West outfit, with Andy's pipes providing a feature that separates them from many other lacking-in-something rock bands who graze the Internet these days, he's got a voice that could kill!
Alberta Cross
http://www.myspace.com/albertacross
I should really give my Dad some sort of medal. This is another band he's turned me onto recently. Hailing from London, these rockin' country rollers sound more like the produce of a bar-dwelling, denim-donning Alabama backroom than a band growing up in an industrial jungleland of multi-story buildings and mass capitalism. On the rockier side of Local Natives and The Feliece Brothers, Alberta Cross released their debut album last year and it's taken me this long to really appreciate the bluesy truth they embody and the swooning gruff cadence they embrace.
'Old Man Chicago' is a beautifully crafted fire-poking prolific folk anthem while 'I've Known For A Long Time' shines with emotional radiance and harmonic cries like Fleet Foxes covering a down-beat Skynryd ditty. Keep an eye out for these guys!
Efterklang
http://www.myspace.com/efterklang
Delicate Denmark quirk-pop. They've got that ambient simmering twinkle that the likes of Sigur Ros, Jonsi and The Album Leaf have pinned down so well, yet they adorn a hint more of aching sparkle-pop which makes their 2010 effort a wonderful sideline to chow down along with the approaching summer months.
However, there are sparks of post-punk DIY beams shinning through, and with songs such as 'Raincoats' and 'Full Moon' you can see how this Copenhagen troupe are totally aware of how to keep pop music on it's toes with an exciting edge of lets-be-a-little-weird.
Ray Dar Vees
http://www.myspace.com/raydarvees
I saw Ray Dar Vees about a month ago when they played Hamptons alongside local indie-pop heroes, Le Martells. They're a cool-as-fuck looking bunch, donning a crafted-scruff appearance that probably isn't as bed-head as it appears, but i suppose that's not the point.
Creating slightly dark, Bunnymen-esqe pop music, they do in fact have the audio capabilities to back up this rock and roll facade. Their debut single 'Heart Attack' has launched them deep into the London scene with shows lined up at White Heat and Madame JoJos, lets just hope their melodic shadow-rock isn't cast too deep into the shadows of the fickle scene that poisons the London underground.
Detroit Social Club
http://www.myspace.com/detroitsocialclub
As 'Kiss The Sun' begins to trundle in over the drug-riddled synths and it's Primal Scream-like doped-up echoes begin to leak from the spacey bubble of early 90s rock 'n' roll from which it's confined, something rather majestic happens: Howling vocals belt in with a righteous, head-butting clatter as swelling psych brit-rock waves begin to erupt beneath as it dawns that D.S.C are onto something...
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