Wednesday, November 9, 2011

TOO MUCH TIME TO THINK.


If you haven't heard, Coastal Cities are the UK's next bright young things, still in high school (or "college" for our transatlantic readers) and already causing a stir with debut single "Think Tank". Following in the footsteps of their underage predecessors Egyptian Hip Hop, these five 17-year olds are part of that new wave of '80s revival outfits bringing danceable shoegaze back to life in a whole new way. As unabashed loyalists of Joy Division and The Smiths, we were starting to get pretty fed up with the interminable number of generic "Curtises" and "Morrisseys" being shoved in our faces, but Coastal Cities shed all that hairy pretension and just riff the fuck out. "Think Tank" successfully bridges together the sunny disposition of The Drums (who are unsurprisingly big fans of Coastal Cities already) with the neurotic hooks of Foals and the serrated, driving guitars of The Maccabees. As the emotion sinks in deeper with each line's rehearsal and repetition, it all culminates in a very Two Door Cinema Club-esque breakdown that wills you out of your sneakers and boots and right into your dancing shoes.

MP3: "Think Tank" - Coastal Cities [exclusive]

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

This song blows.

Anonymous said...

Go Boys ! i'm old enough to remember 80's stuff first time round but this is soooo much better !
Coastal Cities Band member parent.

SNOOPY said...

Love this song . Video cool too

Jannette said...

Well done , this is great

Anonymous said...

Sweet video, cant wait to see you guys live

Anonymous said...

These guys are amazing, I love it!

Kat said...

these lot sound like look see proof a lot.