Single title:
Let's Dance to Joy Division
Artist:
The Wombats
Label:
14th Floor
The Wombats have been busy boys, touring their cheeky and enthusiastic guitar pop from Asia, to the USA and back to the UK festivals. Not exemplary behaviour in today's 'carbon footprint' aware era, but their endearing and enthusiastic sound will have been pleased to receive the audience it deserves - one imagines the jumpy guitar and sing-along choruses going down perfectly in the Japanese scene. "Let's dance to Joy Division, enjoy the irony" lilts Matthew Murphy, the intelligence of the lyrics handled very knowlingly by the Scouse frontman. It's bouncy, clever and enjoyable garage indie. Bravo Wombats. [Jamie Borthwick]