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Scarlet Soho
Jim Knights - Vocals, guitars,
synths, programming Buy |
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October 02 Scarlet Soho released their low-key debut single Disconnected
and toured the UK extensively. After enjoying success playing alongside
the Faint, Lolita Storm and Delays and with a devoted fanbase behind them
the future looked positive for all concerned. However, whilst they began
planning demo sessions for this, the debut album, they were hit with the
loss of their guitarist Lee Kinrade.
Despite such a glaring setback, Jim and Scarlet re-grouped to begin work with Delays producer Justin Callaway in Southampton. The outcome, Divisions Of Decency must be one of the debut albums of the decade. The album sways between the up beat, theatrical, electro rock of Magazine and the starker pop sensibilities of their contemporaries Interpol and The Sneaker Pimps. This is a heady mix of clinical synth lines and sprawling nauseating guitars and features the underground hit singles Disconnected (2002) and Isolation (2004). Lyrically, the band have maintained a cryptic edge, allowing the listener to interpret individual meanings and definitions for each track. Unlike their peers, Scarlet Soho are successfully combining lyrical originality,
a sterile style and a futuristic take on electronic music. Breathing life,
and adding a much needed sheen to a lacklustre scene. What people are saying about Scarlet Soho "Too good to get caught up in the music press' pathetic search for flavour of the week." Rock Sound "[Divisions Of Decency] is edgy, frantic, powerful stuff, which manages to be incredibly self-aware without sinking into hideous self-parody and which packs tunes and punch aplenty." Drowned In Sound "Scarlet Soho's synth-drenched take on New Romanticism, plus
their astonishing work ethic, mean that they can only get bigger this
year." Record Collector "Isolation is a blast from that futuristic past, and hints that it might be the future again ... expectations are uncommonly high" - Logo "Exceedingly danceable electro-pop. Theres a one-listen-and-youre-hooked immediacy to it" - Drowned in Sound "The Killers are the new Duran Duran and Scarlet Soho are the new Depeche Mode!" - Vive Le Rock "Scarlet Soho could soon be sparking off a whole horde of copy cats, so remember who was doing this first!" - The Mag "The twisted alter-ego of Duran Duran, the modern day equivalent of Depeche Mode (but better) and the band Mansun wish they could have been" - Southscene |
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