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We Have Band - WHB
Ultimately, although WHB is record which is slightly lacking in the verve and originality that would inspire people to really take the band to heart, it is certainly an admirable collection of finely constructed electro-pop songs.»
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the vinyl comes with a free download coupon. drawing from a well of influences that include esg, animal collective and the rapture, we have band have created their own sound - a 21st century mixtape that defies categorisation or pigeonholing. with the prime focus on making people dance, they quickly took the big step of taking their music to the stage, despite having little to no previous experience between them. 'the snowball effect' is a fitting description for the band's first year; play a few shows in london, play a few more outside of london, start getting a lot more hits on myspace, nme and dazed and confused get in touch about doing 'ones to watch' features, label's start calling and before you know it they have their first release. early singles like the vibrating punk funk monsters 'oh!' (released on 50 bones records) and 'you came out' (released on kill em all) as well as the fuzzy, descending disco of 'hear it in the cans' (available on the sixth kitsune maison compilation) showed the trio's playful, disco side but those looking for 12 identical tracks on 'whb' may be in for a surprise. "the singles are poppy, danceable and catchy but there's another side to us," says thomas. indeed tracks like 'buffet' and 'piano' hint at a rougher, more complex element to the discoball dream. "we like a lot of dark music. joy division, early omd, and talking heads are just some of the things that we listen to," adds darren. "the three of us have lots of different influences and they've all come out on 'whb'."
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