Ivan Campo – Super 7
This lovely little EP, available from the band’s MySpace, somehow seems nothing like I would expect from a band from Preston. Not that I know what I would expect from a band from Preston, but there you go. The band they remind me of the most is actually the Zutons, albeit a version of the Zutons who have relaxed and decided to sing a Summer afternoon lullaby for a change.
I suppose given my track record, the songs I prefer on this are the ones which are the least poppy. The poppier the band get, in fact, the closer they get to the likes of the Athlete and the aforementioned Zutons, and then I start to like it a little bit less. Lotus Eater, for example is probably the catchiest song and what you might call the Obvious Single, but it’s much less my cup of tea that some of the more low-key material.
When they are at their best, in my opinion, they resemble a mellow, relaxed version of a sunny pop band. A lot of the elements are still there, but it’s all slowed down into an easy, gentle stream, such as you might imagine being played on a sunny weekend afternoon.
Ivan Campo – The Great Procrastinator
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According to Wikipedia, some of the more notable people from Preston include Butch Cassidy, Wallace & Gromit and R2D2.
Which should give you some idea of what to expect from the local music scene.
Very nice little song though.
How the hell does that give you any idea what to expect from the local music scene? What sort of music would R2D2, Wallace & Gromit and Butch bleeding Cassidy make togethers? An electro-carnival spaghetti western tune?
Actually, I’d quite like to hear that…
I bet they’d be a great barbershop quartet.
Thanks again for the review. The band are playing in Edinburgh in August. And the EP is released later this month – on March 30th.
http://www.myspace.com/ivancampo