Lay Down The Law
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Artist: SwitchesAuthor: Jason Golden THE SWITCHES "Lay Down The Law" is the debut single from UK indie starlets Switches. Get ready for this one because pretty soon it will be dominating the airwaves and bombarding our ears with a stomping slice of funked up indie gold. Not since Franz Ferdinand"s Take Me Out have we [...]
Artist: Switches
Author: Jason Golden
THE SWITCHES
"Lay Down The Law" is the debut single from UK indie starlets Switches. Get ready for this one because pretty soon it will be dominating the airwaves and bombarding our ears with a stomping slice of funked up indie gold. Not since Franz Ferdinand"s Take Me Out have we heard such a cocky" steel"bollocked romp of a tune. Currently one of the hottest properties on the UK scene Switches hail from Southend and are comprised of Matt Bishop "Singer/Guitarist"" Ollie Thomas "guitar"" Max Tite "bass" and Jimmy G "drums".
'Lay Down The Law' was produced by Jim Abiss "Editors" Kasabian" Arctic Monkeys" and bears all the markings of a classic. The title track begins with a stomping bassline and a razor sharp riff that grabs the listener immediately. There are elements of 70"s glam which surface as Bishop begins to sing "Well she sure is cookin"" cookin for me" but she caught me lookin"". The song has its origins in the bands time spent living next door to a brothel in Guilford and this explains the seedy undertones evident throughout. The chorus is where the addiction of this song lies. I challenge anyone to listen to the song and not walk away chanting "We lay down the law" So what the hell are you here for". The song does bear a strong resemblance to Franz Ferdinand"s "Take me out" but trust me it"s just as good if not better.
Switches follow the singles opener with two minutes of fuzzed up funk in Solid Gold. A simple buzzed out riff accompanying a four to the floor bass"line shows that the band has more in the tank than the title track. A falsetto chorus" hand"claps" a bit of a solo and a breakdown all in 132 seconds" its pure class. Solid Gold" the title says it all.
Not ones to drag things out" track 3 "I"ve got a problem" clocks in at a brief 90 seconds and even manages to sound like two songs for the price of one. It begins sounding like a whimsical Beatles track which transcends and morphs into a psychedelic sixties jam. Switches show their sensitive side with the final track "She"ll push me away". Glorious harmonies float along accompanied delicate acoustic fingering and gentle xylophone" it"s a dreamy ending to a stunning debut single.
Switches are currently recording their debut album with Rob Schnapf "Elliot Smith" The Vines" Nine Black Alps" for release in early 2007. "Lay Down The Law" is available now on Degenerate Music" to find out more check out these links: