Monday, July 02, 2007
British India
Melbourne, Australia
While most of you have been sitting it out braving the wind, rain and cold over the last two weeks, I've been braving the heat over in the Greek islands and brave is an understatement. I managed to time my holiday smack bang in the middle of the hottest heat wave Greece has had since World War I. 47C the other day and the heat was relentless. I have never ever come close to anything like it (yes everyone here attributes it to the warming of the globe). As a result, I spent most of my days lazing around inside literally doing nothing and wishing I could head back home to the cold just to escape. Luckily I bought some new local albums with me... I had plenty of listening time.
Surprisingly the stand out of the bunch was none other than British India's newbie, Guillotine. Having seen BI play a stack of times over the years, I've followed the band with some interest and admittedly felt they needed that little bit more. Well the year since I've seen them last has done them good. Guillotine is a collection of well written indie (and at times emo-ish) rock anthems showing that this band has really come of age. If you're looking for something experimental, then this is probably not your thing but if you're lying inside because it's too damn hot (or cold) then who gives a shit about experimentation? This is catchy indie rock at its finest and after giving it one or two spins on the CD player you'll be chanting along with them too... 'Tie 'em up, tie 'em up!'
MP3: British India - Tie Up My Hands
myspace - buy album from Shock Records
British India are currently on tour to support their release. Check their myspace for details.
While most of you have been sitting it out braving the wind, rain and cold over the last two weeks, I've been braving the heat over in the Greek islands and brave is an understatement. I managed to time my holiday smack bang in the middle of the hottest heat wave Greece has had since World War I. 47C the other day and the heat was relentless. I have never ever come close to anything like it (yes everyone here attributes it to the warming of the globe). As a result, I spent most of my days lazing around inside literally doing nothing and wishing I could head back home to the cold just to escape. Luckily I bought some new local albums with me... I had plenty of listening time.
Surprisingly the stand out of the bunch was none other than British India's newbie, Guillotine. Having seen BI play a stack of times over the years, I've followed the band with some interest and admittedly felt they needed that little bit more. Well the year since I've seen them last has done them good. Guillotine is a collection of well written indie (and at times emo-ish) rock anthems showing that this band has really come of age. If you're looking for something experimental, then this is probably not your thing but if you're lying inside because it's too damn hot (or cold) then who gives a shit about experimentation? This is catchy indie rock at its finest and after giving it one or two spins on the CD player you'll be chanting along with them too... 'Tie 'em up, tie 'em up!'
MP3: British India - Tie Up My Hands
myspace - buy album from Shock Records
British India are currently on tour to support their release. Check their myspace for details.
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