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I often hear Catfish & The Bottlemen being played on XFM and it's exactly the sound that fits into that genre. I can draw similarities from Kings of Leon and Foals with heavy, powerful chorus' expressing feelings of angst, mixed with the soft and sweet melodies in the verses. The explosion into the chorus from such a quiet introduction shows the band's dynamics and the thought that goes into the structure of their songwriting. Although the song is reasonably short at 2:27, it is just enough and it would have felt boring if it had been extended.
I first listened to the EP version of the track with the official video showing the band play live in a dimly lit room. I was then intrigued to hear them play it in an acoustic environment, which lead me to the 'Gigwise Session' version. It added some context to the meaning of the song as frontman and lead singer of the band 'Van McCan' (with a name like that, it would have been wrong not to be in a band!) spoke about the fustrating times when on the road with the band. Hearing him talk about how he felt unable to look out for his girlfriend in the same way as he's able to at home, "I hate her walking home in the middle of the night and I keep thinking that she'll get mugged" added a nice little sentiment to an otherwise ordinary rock song.
Catfish and The Bottlemen are on tour across Europe and the UK later this year (tour dates and tickets here) and are also hitting major festivals this summer such as Reading & Leeds and Latitude so they are certainly becoming a common name for 2015. I can imagine them creating a great atmosphere live and hope to be amongst the crowd at some point this year!
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Hannah Jolley
