published: 25 /
11 /
2007
Label:
Lizard King
Format: CDS
Dance-influenced indie rock on new EP from up-and-coming Scottish group Drive by Argument
Review
Drive by Argument hail from Ayr in Scotland and release this on the Killers original label, Lizard King.
'Left, Left, Walk Forward , Get On the Dragon' begins with gentle beats until loud keyboards kick in. Singer Stu's vocal sounds a lot like Kele Okereke of Bloc Party. Commercial in a big pop way, it has enough hooks in it to be absolutely huge.
'Calm' is sung through a vocal distorter, and much slower has the pace of a Bjork ballad, but is also much more keyboards based. Halfway through it gets much louder and dance-orientated, without changing too much of its feel.
'I Want to Know What Dub Is' again begins sounding like a Bjork ballad before speeding right up. It is very heavy on keyboards and guitars and in parts sound like a rave nmber, which is something of a shock because the sleeve makes the band look quite hardcore and punkish..
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