Aberdeen band numbering Steven Milne on vocals, guitars and keys, Bobb Turner on drums and backing vocals, Lewis Porter on bass and Toby Brunning on lead guitar. What they do is write, arrange and perform songs – solid songs, flowing songs, memorable songs and quality songs – nearly always together in the same song!! That they come across as a mix of The Kinks and a Scottish answer to Coldplay is a testament to the quality of the songs that they are presenting on this EP. They kick off (lol) with “Don't Give Up So Easily” which is the most obviously commercial song on here as far as something that you're going to have singing inside your head long after it's gone, is concerned. With a light flow of ringing electric guitars, deep river of bass and sparing percussion, the mid-high register lead vocal delivers the song with a warmth and delicacy that's full of emotion as the verses just pour out so seemingly effortlessly and naturally, gradually climbing and building into the chorus and hook as the energy of the drumming now drives the foundations of the track, ascending and descending bass well to the fore, as the guitars gather strength and chime while climbing, the whole thing sounding so darned natural and almost familiar, even though you're hearing it for the first time. It's a song that endears itself to you from the first play and something you'll just continue to enjoy for ages to come. “It All Comes Out In The End” starts with a more lurching rhythm as the guitars chime, ripples of piano add extra texture, the bass river flows along the bottom and the light, airy vocal delivers a song with a summery passion. Slowly it all builds and climbs only to drop back before starting its ascendancy once more, hints of Scott Walker in there too, as the whole glorious, full-sounding song fills every corner of the room with a yearning sense of passion and desire, the band finally bursting into life as the chorus lifts off and a rousing finale unfolds in classic contemporary indie manner. “Who Do You Love?” starts in ballad fashion with piano as lead, solid slow-paced drumming, that soaring high register vocal delivering the song as more deep bass and distant chiming guitars provide a more solid feel as the song merrily flows along with feeling, as a kind of mid-paced indie power ballad is revealed, full of emotive singing and expansive playing from the band. “One More Time” is altogether more bouncy, a sprightly track that features soaring, chiming electric guitar work over driving mid-paced drumming and bass work as the soft but purposeful vocal enters and another impassioned delivery rolls into life, heading towards a hook that really sticks as the whole thing continues to climb and sound altogether more full-sounding, yet all the distinct components easily heard to great effect. The song itself is highly addictive, rolls along on a summer breeze of guitars and rhythms, yet maintains a deliberate and strident musical approach throughout. But, with that ringing guitar work, those lurching rhythms and that highly individual, addictive vocal, it's an absolute gem of a song, quite lengthy for even greater effect, and one you'll never tire of hearing. Finally, “Communication” takes the EP out with a more forceful approach as the song once again rolls along, this time with a bit more bite and an even more expansive arrangement as the guitars ring out, the rhythms drive forward and the slightly echoed vocal all combine to give a solid song great depth and a real sense of passionate anthem, that mix of sixties and contemporary chartbound indie being the main flavour that makes you so want to listen to what they are presenting. As a kind of happier version of Coldplay, this is one superb band.
