Stagecoach don’t need guns; they’ve got tazers

Nothing I can write about Stagecoach is going to sum them up better than they do themselves:

We’re a band from various villages in the Surrey Hills. We started off as a 2 piece and added a new member every year until we felt we could comfortably rock a stadium. I guess we formed the band because we’re no good at sports and don’t have any other hobbies apart from maybe skimming stones. We wanted to make Country music but things evolved around the time we rediscovered our tape collections from 1993. The songs are about the usual stuff, hot dogs, girls, cars.

They aren’t kidding about the 1993 thing either. We Got Tazers perfectly evokes certain elements of the early 90s American scene. Which isn’t to say they are one trick ponies by a long shot. That influence is seemingly combined with something a little more modern. Vocally I can hear a fair number of British indie bands from the past few years, but nothing so close that I could pin it down.

This is good, direct indie that cuts straight to the point. Nothing here is flashy, every element serves a purpose. Exploring new territory should be encouraged, but when you’re this confident about what you are doing right from the start, it makes sense to not risk what works. There’s a definite populist streak in here too. I doubt we’ll be hearing We Got Tazers on Radio 1 in the immediate future, but maybe that dream of rocking a stadium isn’t quite so unlikely as it initially sounds.

We Got Tazers is featured on Alcopopular Vol. 3, the new compilation from Alcopop. Which happens to come in the form of a treasure map in a bottle. You heard me.