They follow all of the unwritten rules of how to put together an epic song. They end their album with the classic acoustic heart-felt closer, and a 4/4 structure is consistent throughout majority of their material. So, how is it that Edinburgh four-piece, We Were Promised Jetpacks, are still going to be one of your favourite new bands of 2009? It's a question that has many critics baffled, and even their signing to FatCat records was seen as a surprise to most.
The heart of We Were Promised Jetpacks genius (or Jetpacks, for short) lies in one of the most defining characteristics of their debut album, These Four Walls. Honesty. Yes, they do appear to fall into the fairly over-milked teat of a male-dominated indie band, but it feels as though this is a genre that the music wanted to categorize itself in, not the band members. The frank and astute lyrics match up perfectly to the band's powerful and dark music, giving their live performances an incredibly engaging and dominant feel. The highlight of the whole gig, however, was the vocal capabilities of lead singer Adam Thompson. Rarely can a singer have the ability to go from a yell that can fill a venue without the use of a microphone, to an awe-inspiring melodic tone, transforming the gig into a much more cherished experience.
The crowd leave the newly renovated and relocated Korova with a real sense that they have witnessed something special, safe in the knowledge that it is rare they will ever see a We Were Promised Jetpacks gig in such an intimate venue. This ability to leave such a strong in print on punters is the reason why the band are able to tour the most of Europe, and spend weeks in the US, but still know that they wont be forgotten about in their absence; a fate which many acts of the same ilk succumb to.
A band that should not be tarred with the same brush marked "wank indie-band", and deserve all the critical acclaim of any other live act currently laying waste to venues up and down the country.
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