Something short, but incredibly sweet, to start us off, all the way from Tokyo. It started with a Listening To This Week Playlist submission which you will hear on tomorrow's post. Three songs, but they sort of reveal what the band are capable of.
A heady mix of Power Pop, Slacker Rock, Indie Rock and of course a hint of Teenage Fanclub, particularly on Beyond The Sea. Although the most Power Pop is Mary, there is a Power Pop backbeat throughout.
Mary is a classic example of the genre, built on a killer riff with a great solo on the middle 8. As mentioned, Beyond The Sea is a wonderful mix of Teenage Fanclub and Slacker Rock with another killer breakout. Embedding wise, I've saved Hello for tomorrow.
The Ivy Hotel is much more up and at 'em. More Indie Rock, even getting a tad close to Sugar and rounds of a real surprise listen. I really do hope there's more to come, an album would be just the job. I'm not often gobsmacked these days, I was by this.
You can listen to and buy the EP here.
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