Fresh from their Leave The Capital tour, JW Paris are back with their new single ‘Electric Candle Light’. Recorded at Buffalo Studios. It was produced by Kula Shaker cohort JB Pilon and released last Friday via Blagger Records.
‘Electric Candle Light’ is a tale of nostalgia and yearning for better days but, is musically rooted in the present wave of punk! Danny Collins’ twisted and deranged guitars look to The Kecks with hints of Shame to conjure a future of lawlessness which, oddly is incredibly appealing. The nihilistic psychedelia combines with the resounding hook akin to Sleeper’s classic ‘Inbetweener’ to make it truly irrepressible.
The Blade Runner scenery is enhanced by Collins and Forde’s vocals as they inject raw aggression into the joy of James McGovern (The Murder Capital) and add a snarling immediacy to Opus Kink’s Angus Rogers.
Intense, yes, but it’s riddled with great pop sensibilities. The soft vocals before the climactic end, the big bluesy riffs, and, the incredible synth solo all serve as a reminder of what alt-pop can be.
As powerful as PJ Harvey and as unhinged as The Fall, JW Paris will surely wow crowds on tour with The Skinner Brothers.
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