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The British Are Coming

Late of the Pier have come for your children.

Beginning in 2007 many UK Indie clubs began hosting "All Ages" festivals.  The first generation raised on the Internet are not only tech savvy, but also have an insatiable appetite for "the next big thing."  As fans get older and general disdain for concert going sets in, promoters had to think fast and ease the long held "18 and over only" policy.   The kids have to spend their parents' money somewhere and "13-17" aged events have become common in the UK.  One band to capitalize on the youth inititiative is the very immediate sound from Late Of The Pier.

The Castle Donington quartet have taken a rather refreshing approach to crafting a pop song.  Their sound is part analog frenzy of Brainiac, the bombastastic energy of The Fleshtones and time changes Jim Steinman would be proud of.  One could even compare them to Klaxons, but that would be doing a disservice.  Appealing to scenesters, hipsters and fatso record mafia alike, Late Of The Pier formed in 2005 releasing thier debut home recordings for free via Myspace.  The Zarcorp Demo went on to attract popular London DJ Erol Alkan, who would go on to produce the groups second proper single "Bathroom Gurgle."

Late Of The Pier have recently signed to Parlophone Records and expect to have debut album Fantasy Black Channel out by August.  Here's the latest single from LOTP this is "Focker"

Late of the Pier -  Focker

Posted by Joe Roth on May 28, 2008 @ 12:00 am