Emerging Artist: The Cast Of Cheers

The Cast Of Cheers

As the likes of Foals and Two Door Cinema Club have established the now-popular genre of indie-rock/pop, The Cast of Cheers are a great example of the ever-evolving music scene. In what is depicted as "math rock", The Cast Of Cheers have clearly sought influence from bands such as Foals, but have developed their own sound.

I managed to catch their early-afternoon set on the Festival Republic stage at this year's Reading Festival. Although the tent was not packed out, the crowd there were witness to a show evident of their potential. Certain highlights of their short set included 'Human Elevator' and 'Animals'. 

The Cast of Cheers broke on to the scene after releasing their first album 'Chariot' in February 2010 and made it available to download for free, resulting in up to 150, 000 downloads. This July, the indie band released their second album titled 'Family'. The title track, and the previously released single, is a personal favourite of mine on this record, and is definitely worth a listen. 

Favourite Albums.

Here is a list of my Top Ten rated albums to date. SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

1. Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
2. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
3. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
4. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
5. Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
6. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
7. Kassidy - Hope St.
8. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
9. White Lies - To Lose My Life
10. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York

Gig Review: The Lay-Lows

The Lay-Lows at the Water Rats, London.

Cardiff Indie-Rock band The Lay-Lows played their fourth London gig, this time at the historic Water Rats which famously hosted Bob Dylan's first ever London show in 1962.

The band and their entourage, including myself, travelled up from Cardiff at 9am on Saturday morning. As an emerging band, the support slot acts as a great advert for their talent, especially as London offers such great potential for a band to break on to the music scene. 

The Lay-Lows are currently performing off the back of their E.P 'Your Old Best Thing', which is an excellent record in my opinion. Tracks such as 'Cold Ice Heart' and 'The Other' are my personal highlights of their live shows. 

Take a listen to some more tracks on http://thelaylows.amazingtunes.com/