P is for Peace
Peace were once upon a time supposed to spearhead a new wave of brilliant up and coming bands from Brimingham. The music press called this movement BTown and then sat back and slapped themselves on their collective backs at their collective genius. Largely BTown didn’t really go anywhere and faded away as quickly as it appeared but the one thing it left behind was that Peace were serious contenders to the indie throne.
Their ‘Delicious’ EP arrived in September 2012 they quickly earnt comparisons with the likes of Foals and ‘This Is Hardcore’ era Pulp and very quickly the words ‘future of indie’ were bandied around. It is easy to see why there was the sudden excitement. The EP’s opening track ‘Ocean’s Eye’ is the one that draws the Pulp comparison, albeit they don’t quite have the same levels of roguish charm at Cocker and co. It actually sounds more like ‘Country Girl’ era Primal Scream if you ask me. Meanwhile second track ‘Bloodshake’ is the one that sounds like Foals, all twitchy guitars and vocals about spitting blood.
But it is the closing track that is the real triumph, and you’ll have to hear it to believe it, because it is a cover version. It is not just any cover version though. They take Binary Finary’s trance classic ‘1998’ and turn it into a post rock monster that clocks in at nearly ten minutes. It builds and teases before suddenly bursting into a storm of cymbals and wailing. It is amazing. Think LCD Soundsystem larking about with Kraftwerk and Pink Floyd and you are somewhere close.
The Sound of Being Ok 
Every day is a school day.
BTown and all who sailed in her passed me by. Kind of a pity if indeed this lot lived up to the hype in the post….and I don’t have time tonight to check them out!!!!! Still 5 months of posts to catch up on….
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