Maroon

Christiaan and Justin Webb have wasted no time in carving their own niche: it’s a world of purple haze and post-Y2K insouciance, a hybrid of the Stone Roses and the Eels. This is music that’s so knowingly nonchalant, it lopes at its own pace in every direction except the one with the bright lights.

If there’s one thing that these boys have over most other naifs it is a refreshing sense of humour and of the absurd (as well as parentage that’s penned some of the finest songs to come out of the US in the last 30 years, courtesy of a man called Jimmy).

They supported the Eels during their last live show in the Olympia and succeeded in stilling a very agitated crowd with this blend of black comedy and heedless disdain for stylistic predictability. Maroon is a mighty fine collection of songs from a pair who share a gene pool and haircut with equal respect. They’re even cheeky enough to include an ‘Intermission’, the perfect cinematic suspension to allow you refill your Manhattan for the second half.

As a realtime full length debut, Maroon is just the ticket to prick up our ears. And that’s more than enough to ensure that the bets are on for the follow up. The Webb Brothers are poised to enter our living rooms right now.