This Glasgow quartet may be but months old (as a band as individuals, with their ages ranging between 19 and 20 – they’re not down with the kids, they ARE the kids), but they’ve already managed to attract attention from all the right places, including the NME. They knew what they were doing when they enlisted Kevin Burleigh (Glasvegas, Simple Minds, Supernaturals) to produce their debut EP in the studio they’d assembled in a flat in the Southside of their native city, too.
It’s immediately clear from ‘Ladybird Love’ that they’re bursting with enthusiasm and a raw edginess, and that their brand of power indie (and if that ain’t a genre then it is now!) is infinitely more engaging than the maudlin dirges Glasvegas trade in.
A nicely overdriven lead guitar soars over the vibrant rhythm section in the chorus of ‘Rose’, and after they slow the pace for the hazy ‘Loneliest Loneliness’, before building toward a triumphant finale with the anthemic ‘Prophet of Privilege’. Pat Hynes’ ragged vocals could be a sticking point for some, with his tendency toward a strained bleating, but then it’s strongly reminiscent of a young Feargal Sharkey. In fact, to compare Holy Esque to the Undertones wouldn’t be entirely unreasonable. It’s easy to hear why a lot of people think this band have a lot going for them, and they’d be right.
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