Cats In Paris
Label: Akoustik Anarkhy Recordings
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A carnival of ideas flitting from gentle melodies to heavy metal riffs whilst strictly keeping within a familiar pop framework.
They’re neither feline or French; Cats In Paris are, instead, the hottest experimental pop band in recent years! They may come from Manchester but they are not to be filed alongside the cities pre-dominant post Oasis output. Rejecting rock and roll clichés and overly earnest subject matters, they instead reflect the city's bubbling under current of creativity, crafting pop anthems with a brightly coloured sonic pallete and lacing them with fantasy and escapism.
‘Courtcase 2000’ is a miasma of shimmering art pop, painted with more than a shade of American alt pop influences. Initial listens draw instant comparisons to US indie icon’s Modest Mouse, The Shins and Wolf Parade with a pinch of Radiohead thrown in for good measure. Their songs are a carnival of ideas, the ability to move from gentle melodies to heavy metal riffs played on a discordant violin whilst strictly keeping within a familiar pop framework is admirable and is a reflection on the bands phenomenal talent for songwriting.
"Foxes" is a thrilling baroque prog-pop epic, with punky boy girl call and response vocals and a massive arpeggiated synth riff that develops in to a beautifully complex and wonky indie-pop anthem. "Loose Tooth Tactile" is built up with the feeling of a retro arcade game, the boy girl vocals move back and forth as the music moves from jangly keyboards to crunching guitars before dropping into a jazzy refrain.
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Releases we represent:
- Courtcase 200 | Album | Akoustik Anarkhy Recordings | 2008
Quotes:
"Cut-up rollercoaster pop that's fizzing with ideas" Mojo
"Everyones ears are tuned to these wonky indie-poppers" The Times
"Delirious electro-orchestral mayhem" The Guardian
