Who are they? Four young East
Londoners, dubbed the "new Franz Ferdinand", consisting
of Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Gordon
Moakes (vocals, bass) amd Matt Tong (drums).
Influenced
by: Davids Bowie and Byrne, Bjork, writers Hanif Kureishi
and Elizabeth Wurtzel.
Current
progress: broken into the UK top 40 twice, reaching
26 with their last single 'Helicopter', in November 2004.
They
say: "If we had to stand against anything, we'd
probably want to stand united against complacency."
Lord
Crowley says: "Their imminent album Silent
Alarm is an impressive collection of light and shade, boasting
a set of quirky, jerky songs that sounds like XTC getting it on
with Franz Ferdinand while Talking Heads make the tea. Which is
no bad thing in my book. Just check the awesome 'Blue Light' and
forthcoming single 'So Here We Are' for proof. Cool."
Trivia
file: their name change - they were known as The Union
until 2003 - made the music industry think they were a new band,
rather than one that had been plugging away for several years.
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