The Rifles - London Demos
01. Hard to Say
02. Holiday in the Sun
03. Inbetween Days
04. Lazy Days
05. No Love Lost
06. Rat Race
07. Talking
08. Up Close
09. Waiting in Vain
10. Winter Calls
File Under: Alternative, Indie, Mod, Punk, Garage
RIYL: The Jam, The Enemy, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys
The Enemy get all the love, but for my bandwidth, The Rifles are where it’s at - one of my favorites of the last five years. They are one of the few bands that have come close to capturing the energy of The Jam (though no one ever will). Maybe that’s one reason Paul Weller has appeared onstage with them. Here’s a collection of demos and rare tracks. Perfect sound. Grab a pint and jump up and down! New album hits in September.
AMG: Joel Stoker (vocals), Lucas Crowther (guitar), Rob Pyne (bass), and Grant Marsh (drums) create the jaunty garage rock sound of the Rifles. With their Jam-like swagger and matched playfulness to the Kooks, the Rifles came together in London in 2003. They made their performance debut a year later and praise from NME and BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe quickly championed the Rifles’ boyish rock & roll fun. Their debut “When I’m Alone” arrived in May 2005 and did moderately well among their growing fan base, however “Local Boy” gave the Rifles their first U.K. Top 40 hit that fall. Other chart hits such as the Strokes-like “Repeat Offender” and “She’s Got Standards” added to the band’s heightened popularity in 2006. Produced by Ian Broudie (the Coral, the Subways, I Am Kloot), No Love Lost marked the Rifles’ debut full-length in July. Additional U.K. club shows and appearances at the annual V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire followed in August.
04. Lazy Days
1 comment:
Thanks. Great band.
Nick
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