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THE PJP BAND – I Am A Racer / WHOANOWS – Go
(OUF Records)
RELEASE DATE: 29th October 2012
Two great songs from two
up-and-coming Plymouth bands on one single? Just for me? Oh I think so. First
up is the PJP band (formerly the Patrick James Pearson band) with their
incredibly infectious ode to bicycle awareness, ‘I Am A Racer’. This track has
indie anthem written all over it and after listening to it on a loop about 15
times in row it is pretty much my favourite song ever....for now. Pulsing bass
and swirling keys wash over tight, punk drums and Patrick James Pearson’s throaty,
assured and, well, sexy vocals coat the whole thing in beautiful velvety
chocolate. Not since the Prodigy’s ‘Charly’ has a song made me want to dance
and be simultaneously socially responsible. Basically, it’s Bradley Wiggins’
theme tune, an Indie disco smash and a ruddy good tune.
So how on God’s green earth are
Whoanows going to compete with that, aside from having an arguably better name?
Well they might be a Plymouthian trio featuring a member of city favourites
Crazy Arm but there the similarities between the two bands end. Whoanows deal
in perfectly crafted melodic, choppy punk in the vein of Dananananaykroyd or
early A but with a better sense of songcraft. ‘Go’ is the perfect length at
just over two and a half minutes and features a great shouted chorus line of ‘You
talk so well but you just don’t listen’ which is just begging to be sung back
at the band by first 6 rows at a sweaty rock venue with sticky floors and a
sense of wonder in the air.
The PJP Band form the outer
circles of a Venn diagram of Plymouth’s finest musical acts and where they
cross is where Crazy Arm exist. On the evidence of all three bands the music
scene in the city is in better shape than ever so all they need now is a name
for it – Plymcore maybe?
More information
Live Dates:
THE PJP BAND
3rd November – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth w/
Crowns and Bangers
23rd November – Dartington Town Hall, Dartington
WHOANOWS
To be confirmed....