Up & Coming Artists #5: White Lies

White Lies

The New Editors or Radiohead Evolved

White Lies are already one of this years hottest tipped underground bands, despite only sporting two of their tracks on their MySpace page. The three-piece including session keyboardist from London only made their Live debut late last year, but were quickly snapped up by NME to play on their New Noise Tour 08' over the beginning of May and they're playing at the Astoria 2 on Wednesday that I'm fortunate enough to have tickets to, so expect a gig review on Saturday. This is also the perfect opportunity for me to explore their influences, style, rhythm, tone and all the other things that music reviewers usually do before they go to see a band live. I think. Okay granted NME have grasped them into their sphere of hype for this coming year, but the same was true for the Arctics and look where they are now!

There is something darkly exciting about this band, they're don't fuck around with music, and they aren't out to change your lives, shit around with your head , bust your pocked or for a matter of fact, put out a political statement. White Lies sing songs about the way things are, and the thing is, they don't care how thing are in the world, they've accepted it, gotten on with it and created some of the most original music this year in debut single 'Unfinished Business'. I think their personalities shine through in their music, and maybe that's the reason they've only posted two songs on the net. They feel they just want you to hear a snippet of the band, so that it draws you to go and see them and ultimately won't destroy the originality in their live performances. They also don't want you to learn the song word for word and scream them back at you, they just want you to shut the fuck up, open your ears and listen to some music for a change.
Although White Lies wouldn't like you to just stand still like a lemon while listening to it, they're upbeat new wave will still make you want to dance in a crowd of sweatiness, once you know the words of course; glowsticks not allowed. Their other song 'Death' was played out on 'Later With Jools Holland' recently to a well received crowd, and the appearance has done them the world of good. They're also on the bill for a host of festivals including: T in the Park, Oxegen, Latitude, Lovebox, Figi Rock and Field Day before embarking on a UK Tour that culminates in a very intimate show at the London ICA, that sadly has already sold out!
Ebay it will have to be for me then!