Opener ‘By My Side’ is a fine statement of intent: a flurry of guitars, a pounding rhythm section and a mantra that segues its way into your inner ear, coming across for all the world like Spritualized playing The Beach Boys.
Purveyors of guitar pop, the Dublin up-and-comers gear up with a finely crafted album that wears its influences on its sleeve, but manages to sound vibrant and relevant. No real surprise when you consider what those influences are; shades of the Stranglers here, a whisper of Wedding Present and a touch of Teenage Fanclub there, but the overall sound is a lot more than the sum of its parts.
