I couldn't remember why I knew this band's name but I sampled and purchased anyway. It sat in my music file until I saw a quick interview with them from the Hyde Park Summer Festival this past July. They touched on their history, which revealed the source of my cognizance. They released their second album exclusively through digital formats in 2009 and the British charts couldn't recognize it without physical sales, a big deal at the time. It later became the first digital-only release to chart on Billboard. They also had a couple of songs in a movie where the music/soundtrack was better than the film, "Going The Distance" (I was stunned that the Cake song wasn't included).
Jay promotes the band as "London-based" but doesn't expand on the fact that one guy is from Tennessee and another from Australia. There is much to like in this album, such as the chiming U2-ish guitars and the 80's New Wave-ish keyboards. I noted a little dredg and some Killers during the latter songs on the record. This is one of the two tracks I will keep...
Looks like all their fans in the UK and the States bought the record in its first week of release. They are having their best chart success in the Netherlands and are currently touring there in support.
Lots of potential and worth a future listen.
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