Signed to Transgressive, the label that discovered the Subways, Mystery Jets and the Pipettes, this great new band from Devon, England apply leather biker jackets and a Stax-brand of old soul to their excited modern pop/rock. Its zippy, animated and kind of sounds like Andy Partridge fronting Dexys Midnight Runners with the oiled up, topless bodybuilder from The Lost Boys attacking the sax. (youtube.com/watch?v=4uXdtsAR0Io)
The Rumble Strips
"Hate Me You Do
BY Cam LindsayPublished Aug 1, 2006