One of the biggest bands of the moment, and we've got the on the show today - The Hoosiers.
Following hot on the heels of ‘Worried About Ray’, one of the undisputed soundtracks of the short lived summer comes the next floor filling single from the UK’s pioneers of ‘oddpop’. ‘Goodbye Mr A’ is set for release 8th of October and is a beast of a track set to takeover the airways, with melodic brass and riffs that will literally rip your face off before stapling it back on with choral harmonies more suited to late seventies Uberpop. It is one of those songs that will have you singing your head off by the end without even realising. Underpinning the track, is a pulsing lyrical majesty that will open up the fairytale album within which Ray and Mr A cohabit.
The single will be
closely followed by the band’s debut, The Trick To Life. An album
filled with upbeat treats, as well as glimpses of a deeper, darker edge.
On tracks like 'Run Rabbit Run' and 'A Sadness Runs Through Him',
Irwin's soaring, jaw-droppingly powerful vocals lead listeners through a
maze of melodic mayhem, with influences ranging from The Cure through to
Supertramp, laced with some early Genesis (the bible verse not the
band). However, fans of 'Worried About Ray' need fear not, for 'Worst
Case Scenario', the somewhat sinister 'Killer', and title track 'The
Trick To Life', punctuate the album's uncompromising landscape with
literally tens of minutes of rich and compelling music, which will have
you bouncing around your bedroom and/or living room.
Having experimented as teenagers in acting, writing and fire-fighting,
The Hoosiers set out to tackle Everyman's rite of passage: coming to
terms with an uncertain world and its aching demands, with a theme
throughout of someone being incomplete, looking for something and hoping
it's looking for them, all Hidden behind a thin veil of self
depreciation and humour.
