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THE ONE DAY SPEAKERS-Festival Girls CD-EP


Debut 6-track demo fromthe Edinbugh indie band, opening with the title track that reveals a swinging slice of '80's mod-esque punk as the lyrics are more Arctic Monkeys than Jam, while th delivery isn't that far behind. Memorable in a way you can't quite put your finger on, the song veritably bounces along with a smile on its face, telling its tale with emotive verses and driving choruses, the band chopping and chiming, eventually flowing out as the guitars ring out and the rhythm section does its work. "Roll Out The Flags" starts with an extended choppy ringing guitar intro before a song ensues that sounds more like a type of Jam-esque folk-rock with Weller-esque gruffness in the voice as the track veers from strong bounce to deep textural qualities, but the dominating force being a rolling rhythm jangly guitar work and the throaty vocal. "Doin' The Rounds" sees the quartet straying even more into Jam territory only this time adding an organ and injecting a bouncy rhythm, and a lyrical quality that lends itself more to a mix of early Blur, early eighties ska and Ian Dury-esque punk-pop, a strong song that swirls around your head for hours after, with a memorable hook that you could almost curse for existing, it's that infectious. "Stacy's Pushing Prams" sounds like a cross between The Jam and Buggles, as the jaunty rhythm rolls ahead, the market-seller vocals ring out and the guitars twist, turn and shower their ringing, restrained leads in the distance. "Great Divide" is a mix of urgent mod-punk and anthemic punk-pop that rolls along to wide-eyeed enjoyment with its observational lyrics keeping you hooked and its semblance of a hook keeping your attention as the song slides, glides, soars and rolls to effortless but rewarding degree. Finally, the EP ends with "Seaside Getaway", a sprightly tale-telling, half-spoken song that sounds like it would have been more at home on a ska-esque Blur album and, although you'd try hard to deny it, this is addictive stuff as it rolls away and sticks in your head like a common cold, refusing to let go, but way more enjoyable, however bizarre a track it becomes. Overall, this is much more sedate and restrained than the band's live performances but as a seriously bouncy slice of well written pop-punk-mod-ska songs, it's huge fun, and you can't say fairer than that.

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