The Drum
Horns Front(Mantra)
Touted as cutting-edge, avant-garde rock, this suffers from the same disease as many 'art rock' projects, in that it's limp-wristed, repetitive and of little use to anybody outside of the alternative hour on Xfm. While it's not the worst thing you're likely to hear this week, it's little more than a droning indie version of Washington DC art rock geniuses Shudder To Think.
The Drum aren't playing their guitars, they're just tapping their fingers gently against the strings like muppets. Disappointing.
ANDY CAPPER
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