The Love Letter Band
CRACKLE. Wicker-wicker. Crackle. Beat. The unmistakable sound of the ‘Bus Radio’, the grooving new sound on the top deck.
Forget headphones, the kids these days love their music so much they just can’t switch it off.
In fact, they love it so much all they want to do is show the world how good it is by playing it to all of the other passengers through their mobile phone handsets. Tinny and distorted, that wicker-wicker crackle sound of great music has never been better showcased.
Of course, if you are old enough to remember when buses had orange, red and yellow carpet for seats, conductors on the prowl and smoking was allowed on the top deck, then you have probably outgrown the charty hip-hop usually played on Bus Radio.
While Warren G is choking in the tinny beats, what surely would be a better listen on the night bus home than the achingly simple music of the Love Letter Band.
If only the top deck DJs knew how soothing it all could be. The LL Band chop up guitar, pipes, any instrument they can their hands on and chuck in some gruff and wonderfully lethargic vocals.
The soundalike game would draw comparisons with the Velvet Underground, maybe Jack White on a hoarse day.
Funnily enough, the LL Band use a bit of distortion in their work – so wouldn’t be so affected by the limitations of a Nokia sound system used to operate Bus Radio.
Meltaway songs like I’m Going To Drink All Day capture that can’t-be-asked-to-do-anything feeling. The band are from Colorado, so it might be a while before they swing this way, but you can root them out at the usual places, Myspace, cool indie blogs, etc.
Get a copy of their tracks and belt them out on the 134 all the way home.
Richard Osley
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