Retro surf.
Artrockers, The Inconsolables have a quirky Pulp meets The Fall thing going on; their mix of infectious pop melodies and off kilter time signatures makes for a very listenable mix. ‘Hoverfly’ is a bouncy, electro indie tune with cute la la’s, aggressive lead vocals and almost heavy guitar. The other two tracks on this single release have a real retro feel to them; ‘Hydra’ is especially catchy with some very 60s sounding keyboard and duel girl/boy vocals; it’s reminiscent of Cardiff indie mob The Loves. ‘Surf Rats’, the instrumental B side, sounds like the theme tune to the old Batman TV series but with extra surf-rock style keyboards. Not a bad release, a little too Pulp at times, but catchy tunes and tons of fizzy energy more than make up for that minor gripe.