Review

Belfast outfit Yes Cadets may have been around barely a year, but this eponymous debut EP arrives astonishingly fully-formed. Opener ‘Rufio’ sets the tone with its seamless fusion of bratty indie-punk and slick, electro-tinged new wave, incorporating all manner of subtle sonic trickery under an infuriatingly catchy ‘ba-da-da’ vocal hook. Irrepressible single ‘Canada’ follows, heading straight for the dance floor with its turbo-charged synth line and high-end guitar chirping. ‘Burial/Tongues’ and ‘H.O.T.’ up the funk levels, the latter in particular revealing a love for diminutive love god Prince, while ‘Fashionista Art Party’ is an angular sneer worthy of Help She Can’t Swim. Accomplished and infectious, this is one of the most exciting debuts of the year. Lee Gorman

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DOWNLOAD: ‘RUFIO’, ‘CANADA’, ‘BURIAL/TONGUES’.
FOR FANS OF: JOHNNY FOREIGNER, HOT HOT HEAT, CLONE QUARTET.

Posted on: 27th January 2010

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