Upbeat Sneakers – Hope & Glory (Foof Records)
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| Upbeat Sneakers - Hope & Glory |
Release Date: Out Now
Seven lads from Merthyr Tydfil
with a penchant for Ska and guitar solos? Oh go on then, I think I squeeze them
in. Upbeat Sneakers are an impossibly young bunch of lads with that gang
mentality and some horns to boot so brace yourself because ‘Hope & Glory’
kicks in hard from the get-go. Blistering drums, lung busting horns and some
seriously catch hooks are all in there and that just describes the first 30
seconds. This is punk-ska in the vein of Reel Big Fish and that whole 90s scene
that come over from the US on the back of No Doubt’s success before Gwen
Stefani went all weird. Oh, and there’s a B-side too, I love a B-side. ‘Here We
Go Again’ is a little lighter in tone with a more indie edge but the guitars
are still perky as fuck and those horns weave in and out like a velvet snake
gliding through a busy bar. The good folk at Foof Records are getting a
reputation for finding future stars and sharing their music with the wider
world for free and Upbeat Sneakers are the latest product of that idealist
business model. Perfect summer fun.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/upbeatsneakers/?fref=ts
Live Dates:
19th August – Cyfarthfa Castle w/Madness
27th August – Sunbird Records, Manchester
10th September – Big Cwtch Festival
29th September – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff w/The
English Beat