Saturday 11 April 2009

fifty two: Post War Years


London's Post War Years are another one of my Chess Club infatuations. Based more around electronic instruments than label-mates Cherbourg and Mumford and Sons, they've begun building a highly catchy empire of tracks that will stand them in good stead alongside any flashes in the pan they may come up against in the future.
Their most recent single "Whole World on its Head" presents not only an infuriating reoccurent lack in grammar in some reviews I've read, but also an enigmatic track that will have the lines "Lights on!/Lights on!/It's Time to forget about it!/Time to forget about it" as permament residents in your head. The song is partially dark at the same time as being accessible to its audience, so I am glad to report, the only way is up for the quartet.
Listen to False Starts here.

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