Dirty Jeans – Dirty Jeans
Back in the early noughties, a new contemporary style of British Indie exploded into mainstream culture. Drawing inspiration from late original punk bands as well as previous Britpop sounds, bands such as Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs made a stamp on the ears of anyone who possessed them. This modern sound was fast yet clean, with lyrics that mirrored a standard situation of today e.g. (I bet you look good on the dancefloor). However previous to this was a slightly grittier and punchy sounding Indie without having to speed along.
Dirty Jeans’ eponymous effort is a sound which precedes it’s current offerings with great effect. The songs in this EP remind of the first run of The Verve, great guitar lines which pump out the odd riff and then lay back on a beautiful melody. Each track is a journey within itself and is backed by some great synthesized sounds which creates a unique atmosphere. The bass is comparable to the lines played by Mani; not just there to mimic the chords but to have a part within itself.
Highlight song out of the four has to be Serenity For The Dying Race. After the slightly mysterious beginning, the track lifts into passion filled spectacle. The vocals being from both male and female compliment each other perfectly, and the driving percussion behind the track is strong and consistent. There is not one point in the song where you need to step back for a pause because it simply won’t let you.
This album really does lift the genre to a different plateau because of the unique factors it contains. The British Indie sound needs to still have these types of bands, who can blend beautiful melodies and punchy guitar riffs without having to race along and be lyrically simplistic (no negativity implied). Dirty Jeans have an incredible sound and will hopefully be the new contemporaries to this scene.
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