The Blakes - Don't Want That Now (Light In The Attic)
UK release date: 7 July 2008
If this had been released around about 2001 The Blakes would have been right up there with The Strokes. No question. Assuming that great songs and not massive hair, sharp suits and names like Casablancas weren't entirely responsible for The Strokes sudden rise to fame then The Blakes would easily be in the same league.
It stands to reason, as Don't Want That Now starts off with a perfectly formed spiky guitar and a incessant pounding snare. There's a bass line that sounds like it can barely be arsed and a vocalist with slightly irritating and yet implausibly cool voice.
Don't Want That Now sounds vibrant and exciting. It is more than a little influenced by New Wave, and you can almost sense that their trousers are pressed and that they have fucking cool hair. A quick check of there website indicates that this isn't entirely true, but then you'd never expect a band who sound as New York as this to come from Seattle either.
This is infinitely better than the heaps of other bands that The Strokes inspired, and to be fair, the b side Village Green hints at a band that appreciate the finer things in life such as The Who. It would appear there is depth to this band that needs exploring.
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