sixpeopleaway - If.Then.Else / Eve

Somewhere along the line it seems every other acoustic songwriter with a laptop started claiming “electronica” influences (blame whiney Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, I reckon). Though sixpeopleaway do echo Get Cape’s aesthetic – straightforward winsome indie with the occasional spluttered beat or two – double A-side If.Then.Else/Eve suggests the duo possess enough ardour to outlast the competition. The milquetoast warbling of If.Then.Else is revived by its fierce Mew-like chorus, whereas Eve only just falls short of evoking lip-wobbling emotion. So long as they don’t develop Sam Duckworth’s activist bent, the future continues to look bright for sixpeopleaway. [Chris Buckle]