Tune In Saturdays: Electrelane
Electrelane, the all-girl quartet from Brighton, can hardly be called anything other than simplistic, but it's still pretty fulfilling, even in that hazy stripped-down sort of way. It's the kind of stuff that's great for lazy days, housework and artistry, it never really dominates, but lets your mind wonder a bit, without being boring.
And, no, that doesn't tell you anything of what they sound like. Think Stereolab without the electronics, just grungy guitars and random thingamajigs. I realize it's a terrible comparison, but it's better than, say, Harlow. So, there you go...
From Lost at Sea:
"Like the soundtrack to some life changing moment of emotional euphoria, No Shouts, No Calls, the latest release from Brighton-based all-girl group Electrelane, affirms the notion that not everything coming from the British Isles with the word 'Indie' stamped across it has to be the sort of watered down tosh currently polluting the airwaves in the UK. At once soothing and energetic, ferocious and effeminate, beautiful and ballsy, No Shouts, No Calls is a passionate, confident effort, and a welcome return to a good British band making good tunes."
Electrelane - The Greater Times (mp3)
Electrelane - To The East (video)