Evans the Death – Expect Delays

Album Review by Gary Kaill | 24 Feb 2015
Album title: Expect Delays
Artist: Evans the Death
Label: Fortuna POP!
Release date: 2 March

The classic indie pop juggernaut gathers pace. Evans the Death share lineage with a host of C86-influenced acts, most of whom give the lie to the notion that the previous generation's methods were little more than jangle and fey posturing. Alongside the likes of Allo Darlin' and Desperate Journalist, the London-based four piece revisit with a curious eye and advanced chops.

Whilst the original scene had its fair share of bandwagon-jumpers, the new breed aim high. Plus, Evans the Death have a trump card and a half – a singer who can. Katherine Whitaker brings soul and gravitas to the likes of Enabler (Sonic Youth playing nice) and the fractured folk of Intrinsic Grey. Their barrelling riffola and way with a tune further define their headlong ambition, but it's Whitaker who centres the whole. Expect Delays is sensational; a beguiling enigma, as street-tough as it is sophisticated. [Gary Kaill]

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