Wolf Gang – 'The King And All Of His Men' [Song Review]

Click here or read below for my review of the song 'The King And All Of His Men' by Wolf Gang. It was published on Pure Grain Audio.

Rating: 7/10

Everyone, look! It's another electro/indie band! The genre is absolutely jam-packed but no matter how hard we try to push it away, another quality new addition arises. This time, we must welcome Wolf Gang, a band with unreal levels of pop sensibility.

'The King And All Of His Men' was the first single released by Wolf Gang off their debut album Suego Faults but presumably, the band are gaining popularity so quick, the song has been re-released.

The track itself is very catchy but if you took the guitars, drums and ridiculously overloaded synthesizers out of the mix you are left with a standard boyband song. However, it is these N*Sync-esq melodies which are key to Wolf Gang's success and they must not be lambasted too much because despite the heavily applied gloss, they have produced a highly enjoyable song.

Run Time: 03:50
Release Date: July 18, 2011

Check out the song: 'The King And All Of His Men'

The Vaccines - All In White [Song Review]

Click here or read below for my review of the latest single by The Vaccines. It was published on Pure Grain Audio. 

Rating: 9.5 / 10

Sometimes us British can become a little excitable over homegrown bands and The Vaccines can probably be placed in this category. Their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? was a slight let down, but nevertheless a decent effort.

Amongst the typical bouncy British indie pop, is "All In White", undoubtedly the gem of the album. A thumping, but measured bass riff intertwined with a haunting keyboard builds up into a quite exhilarating climax, alongside a piercing electric guitar and Justin Young's booming voice. The lyrics, unlike the surrounding songs, are emotional and mature, delivered in Young's fantastically deep tone.

"All In White" proves that the hype surrounding The Vaccines is not as ridiculous as it first appears, but the band must be more consistent with material of similar quality if they are to hit the real big time.

written by Will Lyon

Run Time: 4:34
Release Date: 06.06.2011

Check out the song: "All In White"