Broken Records 'Slow Parade'
Broken Records are without a doubt T&G's 'band to watch' this year. From Edinburgh, they have so far only released two 7" singles and this, the first, has just come to my attention.
Released last Summer but sounding like a perfect 'new year single', the title track is a quite stunning pocket symphony coming on like a heady mix of Tindersticks, Arcade Fire and Belle and Sebastian. Mixing various images of hope and fear such as walking on stage to sing and hearing the band start up, it has a euphoric feel even before the 'all hands to the pump' string-laden coda which will make your heart leap.
Conversely, the b side sounds like a sombre 'year's end' song with images of sitting on the top of a hill hand in hand with the one you love, watching New Year's Eve fireworks. Its a pretty ballad and will make you swoon.
The band's singer, it must be said, has a GREAT voice, sounding at times like Stuart Murdoch and then, when he changes to falsetto, the bloke out of the Darkness.
Sorry about all these comparisons but when something sounds THIS good, you have to try to describe who else it sounds like to set some markers down. To me though, ultimately, this single sounds like Arcade Fire covering a couple of Tindersticks songs. Pretty glorious.
Broken Records have a follow up single out called 'If The News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It', which T&G will be seeking out and commenting on later this week. Both are out on 7" vinyl on Young Turks. Pretty limited by all accounts. Hope they make an album soon.
[edit: they have an even newer single out called 'Lies'. more on that soon too]
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