Self-professed miserabilists Useless Cities returned last month with their latest single ‘How To Feel’. Produced by Paul Tipler, (Placebo / The Horrors / Idlewild) they have taken their brand of indie to the next level.
Tom Argent has taken the destructive guitars of Shame’s debut album ‘Songs of Praise’ and given them room to breathe. This slower, more melodic approach moves away from Shame’s angst and, into a more pensive realm. Once Corneila Bent’s keys come into play, the beauty levels are significantly raised.
The duo repeat this pattern on vocal duty too. Argent has a fragility that’s sits between Tom Smith (Editors) and Ian Curtis. As he sings ‘it’s a nice dream’ about the start of a romance, you can’t help but feel he expects it to come crashing down. Then, like an angel, Bent glides in to sprinkle affection and restore the hope for this burgeoning relationship.
Be sure to check them out at Werkhaus (London) on the 14th November.