Those nice boys of Identity Parade have given me a copy of their debut album to give away.
The quintet have been working on a follow E.P. Six Shades of Blue, you can read my review here. It sees the band trying out some new directions. Not bad at all!
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Identity Parade are back with a four track E.P. ‘Six Shades of Blue’. This is the first new music we’ve heard from the band since their self titled debut album which produced a trio of Top 30 Irish hits.
The title track opens proceedings. It’s a slow builder with nice string plucks and a bigger use of synth sounds than in previous recordings. Having recorded and produced the EP themselves, it seems like the band have updated themselves with an a very contemporary UK indie vibe which nods at some eighties vibes.
IDP seem to like the slow build ups. ‘Plagued’, again builds up slowly. When all the instrumentation comes in though, either the keys could be a little lower in the mix or the vocals a little louder. The keys seem to be tilted more to the left and this seems to overpower the vocals slightly. Not a bad track though. (more…)
Episode 3 of the Culture Cafe took place on October 7th 2009.
It featured interviews with Irish bands Von Shakes and Identity Parade.
Full playlist here
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