Favours for Sailors are a band that I’ve liked from afar from sometime. I’ve always heard their songs through other bands they know, or as support to another band live. Their song Erode My Empire is one that I’ve known on and off for three years now, and it’s still doing the rounds. In other bands this could be a sign of a worrying lack of creativity, but it seems Favours for Sailors are going to keep pushing it for as long as it sounds fresh. And if these radio session tracks are any indication, it still has breakout indie hit written all over it.
[Photo Credit: Lucy Johnston]
Favours For Sailors may hail from London, but it’s obvious that they were raised on American indie rock. Their tunes recall the likes of Pavement or Weezer, but with a penchant for big pop moments. It’s music that’s made for playing at top volume on the motorways at the height of summer. The band’s debut EP, Furious Sons, was just released last week on Tough Love Records. Keep an eye out for the band on XFM later this month, as well as several dates with Dananananaykroyd.
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