Currently my favourite local band, On A Friday here prove just why they are with a highly impressive, albeit old, two track demo. ‘What Is That You Say?’ is what good commercial indie guitar music should be about and shows you don’t have to sell out to break out. On A Friday are a well polished band with highly imaginative songwriting ideas and are possessed of an unusually talented lead singer who would appear to have a pitch-bend lever inserted in his throat. How he manages to retain control as he switches from the low to high notes in the way he does, I don’t know.

The band also manage to make proper use of a backing vocalist which is something that too many bands never get the hang of. ‘Stop Whispering’ sees another storming vocal performance while the guitars hover dangerously in the background. Half way through the song begins to deliberately break down before a scream brings it all rushing back with a weird organ sound fighting with a very Velvet Underground-sounding guitar for supremacy. Lovely. On A Friday are due in the studio this month to record with Slowdive’s producer and the result should be with us in November. Until such time try and see them live if you can - you’d be a fool not to.

BIRTH OF LEGENDS FIRST LIVE REVIEW FIRST DEMO REVIEW CLASS OF '91 TALKING HEAD WIN 'KID A' DISC

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