Dance to the Radio - 4x12 Volume 3

by Dave on Tue, 2009/10/06 - 11:08pm

Chickenhawk, pic by Danny North. Now that’s the kind of expression you want from a lead guitarist.

Chickenhawk rule the roost on the latest in Dance To The Radio’s excellent 4x12 series. Kicking off the a-side, this Leeds 4 piece excite the metal tastebuds with a fat riff sandwich of a tune. It’s feisty, it’s shreddy but clichés are avoided. There some Lightning Bolt style sonic wizardry at the start of tune, giving way to a meaty stomp, before the Andy Falkous style vocals. It’s fucking great.

Eben & The Witch finish side A with some Siouxie Sioux meets Portishead style tuneage. There are some nice layers of fuzz and white noise, but it’s not really my cup of tea. I keep putting the (admittedly virtual) needle back to the start of the Chickenhawk track.

Olfar starts side B. From the press release, he’s a bit of an enigma. It’s a brilliant song - pop with intentional trip ups on the drums and a killer hook of a chorus. There’s a folky tint to it, a pastoral anthemic quality that reminds me a bit of The Waterboys. It’s the kind of tune you’d get most out of listening to on a cliff buffeted by gales and spray from stormy seas. It could be from the lyrics - "don’t leave me on the shore, leave me in the sea, all rusted over".

Airship close off proceedings with a nicely crafted indie pop tune. It’s low key and understated. They’re touring with Editors soon - which makes perfect sense.

Full marks to Dance to the Radio for providing yet another awesome slice of eclectic vinyl wonderment. You might not like all the tracks, but you can understand why they were chosen - DTTR have an ear for the interesting and awesome and a disregard for genre.

Listen to the Compilation on the DTTR myspace page

Head to Dance to the Radio website to purchase this gem
  • Brew Fri, 2009/10/09 - 3:07pm

    Chickenhawk

    Chickenhawk also released an EP last month on Brew Records called A. Or Not?

    www.myspace.com/chickenhawk

    There's also a zombie/music video for the lead track "I Hate this, do you like it?"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2iGSmbaesI

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