Tom Smith’s gruff baritone led many to pin Editors as some kind of gloom merchants, but this impressive debut is full of uplifting and athemic moments. ![]() Hard To Explain, Last Nite, The Modern Age… all calls to arms for a new era. Rock and roll seemed dead and buried at the turn of the century, but these New Yorkers took the codes and cliches of the genre and gave them a Chelsea-booted kick up the arse. ![]() Songs include Mr Brightside, Somebody Told Me and the anthemic All These Things That I Have Done. Hot Fuss is a compendium of the greatest moments of British rock through an American eye: sardonic, sincere, glamorous indie rock and roll. The multi-layered sounds on tracks like Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) and Cosmic Love make this a rewarding listen, with the excellent cover of You Got The Love a fine showstopper.įlorence And Machine - Lungs album cover.Ĭooped up in plastic Las Vegas, Brandon Flowers and his like-minded bandmates looked to the music of the UK for their inspiration. What started as a conceptual project gained form and substance with Welch’s distinctive voice. Watching Florence Welch evolve from performance artist to genuine pop diva has been a fascinating phenomenon, with Lungs the first step on the journey. Kings Of Leon - Youth And Young Manhood album cover. ![]() From the opening Red Morning Light, through Molly’s Chambers and California Waiting, this is classic rock and roll. We’d say that the Followills were “fresh-faced” when they made the aptly-named Youth And Young Manhood, but this is the Kings at their hairiest: leaving their Southern home behind, but wearing their roots on their sleeves.
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