Search - Beat the Radar :: To The City From The Sea

2009 release from the British quartet. Beat The Radar comprise singer Jonny plus Laurie Hulme (guitar), Rowan Smith (bass) and Adam Featherstone (drums). Hailing from "the scummy edges of the Lake District," the four Cumbrian exiles moved to Manchester to launch their band, reasoning that they'd be best placed in the home of their idols..The Smiths, New Order, The Fall and The Stone Roses. But there's more in Beat The Radar's mix -a rich seam of U.S. Indie influences from Sonic Youth to early REM, Mission Of Burma and Sebadoh. It's a rag-tag sound, but they're a rag-tag bunch. Featuring hooks the size of World War II bombers, and melodies so sparkling that over-exposure is sure to lead to blindness of the ears -deafness, then - it's a great introduction to a band brimming with crossover potential.