West Lothian’s Indigo Sixteen bring around a slice of what can only be described as a harkening back to the legacy of older indie, such as the Lightning Seeds, but with the modern production promise of the likes of Future Islands.
A fun indie pop track that seems to gain most of its vocal melody from the backing vocals where the lead takes a more monotonal approach, the lead in places sounds spoken.
In its presentation there are hints of Iggy and the Stooges, but without the punk backbone.
Instead it relies upon a shinier disco vibe with the bassline driving the verses, which work well musically to support the proceeding crowd-chant chorus line and it’s lead into the archetypal guitar solo.
As fun as this track is, it does lack something in terms of danger.
In a sound style that’s aching to be something rawer, it seems to hold on to the edges of the swimming pool for fear of getting fully submerged; good effort that leaves you more intrigued as to what comes next.
Words: Krist McKenna
