MAY68

May 68 are one of the most immediate unsigned bands youre ever likely to hear, fully formed and extremely polished electro pop far too confident for a band who've barely done a gig. Last Mile especially is deserving of the epiphet 'tune', definitely destined for the dancefloor. The whole electro nu rave pop scene (sic) is seemingly on the way out on yesterdays bandwagon but May68 are definitely not a band to be riding on it.

HEAR 'LAST MILE' @ www.myspace.com/may68uk
SEE MAY68 @ new ears festival saki bar mar 21 w/ o children

CITIZENS

Manchester music, to those who view it from afar is often held up as a hotbed of talent, charisma and innovation. Thirty years ago this may have been so however those of us that live here know better and have been subjected to endless peddlers of lad chav manc rock toss and all other things shitcore for the past decade.

Peer closer under the surface though, and as with most cities there will be a bubbling under scene if you will, of talented and inventive bands. Many of which are starting to finally spill out into wider circles and regain the cities tarnished reputation. CITIZENS are most definitely one such band.

Razor sharp post punk is the order of the day here with a dramatically distinctive guitar sound that prods and pushes songs into unexpected areas. Vocals boom and the bass is bombastic enough to turn each song into a danceable literate (see title 'we've read the books') diatribe. Original, dark and somewhat disturbing. And brilliant.

HEAR 'WE ARE THE BOOKS' @ www.myspace.com/thisiscitizens
SEE CITIZENS @ night and day feb 24th w/ Titus Andronicus