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With a question mark hanging over the future of the Libertines, London is crying out for a chirpy rock n roll band to clutch to its pearly sequined bosom and call its own. Cue Razorlight, a local four piece with the looks and tunes necessary to get through the hairy toll booth on the glittery road to fame, fortune and an engraved tankard down the Met Bar. On a hot summer’s night, they raise temperatures further amongst the alcopop quaffing pre-pubescent girls who make up the front three rows. But for those of us not prone to squealing at the sight of male totty we can gush over the quality of songs; perky rock pop with killer riffs and singalonga choruses.
The product is in the main, catchy new wave, with Television, the Buzzcocks and the Small Faces influences producing something in the whole somewhere between the Libertines and the Strokes. However every now and again they go off in another direction with a mid-period Supergrass style effort and one that sounded like 70s The Who. There’s still work to be done, they could do with a bit more stage presence, whether it’s arrogance or charm but like their name they’re sharp and bright and their debut single’s out soon on Vertigo.
Paul M - www.soundsxp.com |
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