http://slashtheseats.com/term/mp3s/4308 en http://slashtheseats.com/node/8846 <div class="fb-social-like-widget"><fb:like href="http://slashtheseats.com/node/8846" send="false" layout="button_count" show_faces="false" width="350" action="like" font="verdana" colorscheme="light"></fb:like></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-newsfeed-story-abstract"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UsPYU-tExRA/SaGJFih8qDI/AAAAAAAAEB0/cdchRTZk3oo/s1600-h/flashguns.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305672564280698930" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UsPYU-tExRA/SaGJFih8qDI/AAAAAAAAEB0/cdchRTZk3oo/s400/flashguns.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></p> <p><span style="font-size: 130%;">For a band with a name associated with the paparazzi there&#8217;s been little in the way of hype for London/Brighton four-piece Flashguns. The young band (they&#8217;ve not long finished their &#8216;A&#8217; levels!) have been picked up by a few of the music blogs out there but have not yet been swallowed up by the music&#8217;s relentless <span class="caps">PR</span> machine.<br /> </span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"> Like a musical sponge the young band absorbed a wide variety of influences from <a href="http://www.thekillersmusic.com/">The Killers</a> to <a href="http://www.pinkfloyd.com/">Pink Floyd</a> via <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thecarsunlocked">The Cars</a> and <a href="http://www.sigurros.com/main/home/">Sigur Ros</a> creating a gaunt, slanted indie pop that&#8217;s got more hooks than the cloakroom at a Peter Pan convention and is one of the few bands I&#8217;ve heard in twenty years that capture the pure essence of the early </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.askmeaskmeaskme.com/">Smith</a> and I think I&#8217;m already a&nbsp;fan.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UsPYU-tExRA/SaGJFih8qDI/AAAAAAAAEB0/cdchRTZk3oo/s1600-h/flashguns.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border=&#8221;0&#8221;&nbsp;id=&#8221;<span class="caps" />BLO</a></p><p><a href="http://slashtheseats.com/node/8846" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://slashtheseats.com/node/8846#comments Casiokids IDA MARIA Ida Maria London mp3 NME Awards Peter Pan Pink Floyd SIGUR ROS Some Brighton THE ANSWERING MACHINE The Cars The Killers Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:08:00 +0000 The Devil Has The Best Tuna 8846 at http://slashtheseats.com