Friday 3 April 2009

What Interpol Should Sound Like These Days, And Some Heroes From Hell

This week, Cut City, a very little known Swedish indie band struggling to gain recognition, and a now disbanded catchy post-hardcore outfit, Hell Is For Heroes.





Cut City - Such Verve





If like me you were disappointed with Interpol’s latest effort, Our Love To Admire, feeling it lacked in catchy hooks, and some songs were just far below the standard of the great Turn On The Bright Lights, then Cut City’s Exit Decades is the answer. The lead singer simply could not sound more like Paul Banks, and the album itself is flawless dark indie from beginning to end. Such Verve, the song in question, is perhaps most the radio friendly song that will never be heard on the radio due to a chronic lack of publicity. The bolshie pounding bass line, synths and singalong backing vocals make the song one that is extremely difficult to remove from your conscious. The bridge chord sequence also has much the hairs stand up your neck feel about it. Other standouts from the album, released in 2004, include Like Ashes, Like Millions, Damaged, and Manoeveurs. I sincerely hope these boys gain some serious recognition in years to come, it’s more than deserved.












Hell Is For Heroes - I Can Climb Mountains


The now sadly defunct Hell Is For Heroes formed in Camden in 2000, and released a total of 3 albums. Perhaps the highlight of these was The Neon Handshake, from which I Can Climb Mountains is taken. The album is an absolute blast of catchy hooks, vocals and guitar heavier than you might expect for the songs, but it works very well indeed. The song in question is the arguable highlight, very catchy, and a very individual sounding song.