Melbourne’s EXILES are main the indie rock revival with their pressing and stylish debut album ‘Ready For Romance’.
EXILES – ‘Ready For Romance’
EXILES first entered our consciousness once they had been featured in our article Subsequent Wave. 5 Important New Indie Rock Bands We highlighted ‘Losing Away’ a observe that instantly took us again to the early 2000’s. Do you keep in mind when The Strokes reinvented cool with their arty vanity and distorted vocal stylings?
Twenty years on, EXILES is perhaps main the subsequent indie rock revival with their very own model of clever indie. ‘Ready For Romance’ is their debut album and it sounds thrilling.
‘Ready’ is an enormous theme of the album and also you get the distinct impression that the EXILES boys are over it. On observe 3 ‘Ready For You’ there’s a combination of reluctant persistence and frustration. By the point we arrive at observe 7 ‘Ceiling’ it’s clear all persistence has expired. “I ain’t ready no extra, the time is right here, the time is now” The message is obvious and this chorus is left ringing in your head.
Observe 4 ‘Rinse, Repeat’ is concerning the frustrations of monotony, it’s EXILES’ ‘Is This It’ second with its laconic and disinterested model, the observe gives a second of calm class earlier than the power returns on ‘Out Of Attain’. This observe looks like a pivotal second and a change in outlook with the lyrics proclaiming “I’m a brand new man”. That is shortly adopted by the swagger of ‘Star’ it’s their ‘Rock n Roll Star’ second and identical to Oasis earlier than them, the query just isn’t if, however when.
Produced by Alex Markwell (The Delta Riggs, Portugal The Man), the album is a gritty mix of post-punk power. This eight-track debut is lengthy sufficient to construct pleasure and quick sufficient to go away you wanting extra. Markwell was introduced on board to seize and translate the power and unbridled rock’ n roll of the band’s dwell performances, and he’s undoubtedly succeeded.
“Simply strive to not end up listening to this album on repeat. EXILES are right here to remain.”
Followers of The Strokes or Fontaines DC will discover a lot to like right here. Do the world a favour and inform a pal about EXILES ‘Ready For Romance’ that is too good to stay a secret.
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