It’s times like this I’m super glad I signed up to Spotify. They do make crazy good suggestions every now and then. This Friday it has turned up a little known UK outfit who go by the name of Get Cubs. Hailing from Staffordshire in the good old United Kingdom, the quintet have been busy as of late playing festivals across the nation in support of their latest EP Brazilian Housewives; a valiant effort attempting to shine in the shadows of accomplished UK Indie bands like Two Door Cinema Club and Foals.
The singles Riches and Brazil are two similarly sounding pop tunes – showing that apparently Get Cubs work best when lifting their audiences with upbeat, scuttling guitar, popping bass and mess-about vocal melodies. It’s not as easy to enjoy as some of the aforementioned bands that came before them. However, this EP has all the marks of something that could match or even exceed expectations in a genre littered with mimics and unoriginality. That isn’t to say it’s not fucking cool – cause it is.