Breton-Jostle/Foam
Regular readers of Rhythm & Booze will no doubt have seen my continuing love for all things art rock or post punk shaped, one of my most recent musical crushes is that of the brilliant South London based experimental spiky electro clatter rockers Breton. I've waxed lyrical (on this very site) on how I'm rather partial to the four-piece's unique combination of electro pop and serrated post punk, a throbbing sound that makes you want to simultaneously holler and leap in the air without a care in the world, well the band's brand new double A-side single is more of the same. Jostle is lifted from the band's recent debut album, Other People's Problems, opens with a delicate tapped out rhythm before a club friendly synth and driving bass line join the mix followed by jerky lead vocals creating a wonderfully infectious slab of bubbling art rock complete with a delicate, hushed middle section and rousing, holler along post-punk finale that'll leave you punching the air as you scramble for the repeat button. Foam is a brand new track inspired by the Solidarity uprising in Gdansk that ultimately led to to the downfall of Communism in Poland, a lofty subject matter perhaps, but in the hands of Breton, the basis for an addictive track of contagious electro indie, with the intriguing nature of the lyrics effortlessly complimented by a combination of stabbing synths, half spoken lyrics and contagious beats. As with everything Breton have released to date, the new single is an essential must have for anyone who like's their music to invigorate the body and the soul or move the mind and the feet, brilliant stuff as ever. Rhythm & Booze Rating 10 www.bretonlabs.com