Formed but a year ago in London, indie band The Vaccines have been hyped into consciousness and now release their fourth single, ‘All In White’, from their debut album ‘What did you expect from the Vaccines?’.
Nominated for BBC Sound of 2011, touring with the NME Awards and getting plenty of airplay it has been difficult not to notice the quartet whose sound, according to the band themselves, finds its influences in “50s rock 'n' roll, 60s garage and girl groups, 70s punk, 80s American hardcore, C86 and good pop music". There is a slight retro feel to this single; the rise and fall of guitars, euphonic vocals and emphatic chorus could be sourced from many a decade.
However, this could also be its downfall - The Vaccines music follows a very tried and tested indie rock formula which has worked in recent years for the likes of the Strokes and some have criticised their seemingly playing it safe approach. Thing is, they’re a newly-formed young band likely to draw upon the ideas of others and you cannot dispute the fact that they make decent, catchy music which will go down well with festival crowds as well as TV producers, whose video montages are in for a treat this summer with their anthematic tunes. The single, says front man Justin Young, “is about jealousy and about victimising yourself. In retrospect, though, it says more about me than it does about other people." This may explain why I couldn’t make head or tail of the lyrics, although the line “Lord, I know your type/I've known you all my life” is good for a sing along for sure. (Oh, critical analysis at its best.)
As I say, it will get a good run out on the festival circuit, with the band playing at Glasto, T in the Park and Latitude to name but a few as well at a well-good sounding show at Hyde Park on June 30th with Arcade Fire, Mumford and Sons and Beirut. (The band was also announced this week as the support for the Arctic Monkeys tour, so look out for them in an arena near you this autumn.)
When discussing the single, Young said, “This is a song I had for a long time and we started playing it because we all liked it”. 'All In White', and indeed the album, may not go down as a classic or even a hit, but as a sucker for clingy-clangy guitars and simple but infectious melodies I certainly liked it too. For now at least, that’ll do for me.
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Nominated for BBC Sound of 2011, touring with the NME Awards and getting plenty of airplay it has been difficult not to notice the quartet whose sound, according to the band themselves, finds its influences in “50s rock 'n' roll, 60s garage and girl groups, 70s punk, 80s American hardcore, C86 and good pop music". There is a slight retro feel to this single; the rise and fall of guitars, euphonic vocals and emphatic chorus could be sourced from many a decade.
