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 after they have 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 likely to be main the subsequent indie rock revival with their very own model of suave indie. ‘Ready For Romance’ is their debut album and it sounds thrilling.
‘Ready’ is a giant 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 endurance and frustration. By the point we arrive at observe 7 ‘Ceiling’ it’s clear all endurance 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 offers a second of calm magnificence earlier than the power returns on ‘Out Of Attain’. This observe appears 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 similar to Oasis earlier than them, the query shouldn’t be if, however when.
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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 brief 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 stay 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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