"Alfred, Light The Fires" is the debut single from loose musical collective The B of the Bang, the brain-child of a musician known only as Wit. It will appear on the forthcoming album "Beginning.Middle.End", scheduled for a May release.
The lead track is loosely in the category of indie-folk, but it is tinged with gothic/Hammer Horror influences. It is what 80s Matchbox B-Line disaster would sound like if they were an indie-folk band. There is also a touch of Editors about the vocals. Despite this description of what is going on, it all works rather well.
The b-sides consist of an acoustic version of "Lung" and a Hexa Decibelz remix of "Alaska". I'm not sure of the worth of "versions" of songs especially for introducing new bands (it is better to hear untinkered with songs) but these are worth a listen.
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"Lung" is quite downbeat, and the returning Editors-style vocals make it quite dark, but it is rather good. "Alaska" has gentle electronic touches, which builds to a dark, bass-y electro-indie climax.
This is a promising release.
(http://www.thebofthebang.co.uk)
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