Plans & Apologies - “Two Left Feet” Track Review -

It's hard to imagine any freshman guitar band from England escaping Libertines and Arctic Monkeys comparisons, but the influence is readily audible on "Two Left Feet", from Plans & Apologies. The guitar swagger at the outset recalls Up the Bracket, only with a nerdy tidiness instead of an inebriated sloppiness, and the self-deprecating tomfoolery looks surprisingly good on a dancefloor, even if the band swear they can't dance. But these comparisons only highlight the band's own drive. Seriously, what's more manic: the singer trying to work in as many syllables as he can, as if the band's started the van without him, or the overstimulated guitar that sounds like a Slinky running down stairs at full speed? "Two Left Feet" is a tightly wound coil that sounds like it's ready to spring open violently. When P&A let that happen, they'll outstrip any comparisons.

Stephen m. Deusner
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