The Rumble Strips

This will be even briefer than usual today as I feel like hell.

are one of those bands that I knew existed, yet managed to completely pass over in the past. Then again, I do that with nearly everything. The press release for London tells me their album was produced by Mark Ronson more than once. The only problem is that I don’t know who he is. I know that he exists, and that he must be important to be mentioned more times than the band themselves, but I don’t know anything that he has done. And so it goes. Either way, London is a jaunty little tune, seemingly never able to decide if it wants to go for a serious indie rock kind of sound, or something rather more fun. It manages to remain just this side of irritating, which means it’s probably for the best that it’s short and to the point.

FAO The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI):
This mp3 was posted with the explicit consent of Anorak London on behalf of Island Records. Any attempts to have it removed like you have already done on other blogs will be ignored and/or the content re-posted until I hear otherwise from the label, not your absurd organisation.

Welcome To The Walk Alone will be released on June 8 via Island Records. Christ, two majors in a week. What’s happening to me?