Latitude Blue

Latitude Blue are a band from Oxford/Swindon (bet they don't talk about football!). Moments of the first track !961 sound a bit like I'm So Hollow (compulsory reference to something obscure but brilliant). Add some B-Movie, Psychedelic Furs, and House Of Love but remember these are influences not copying, and you've got a band to be reckoned with. I'll Be Free is perhaps even better as it adds some extra guitar dynamic and a grungy touch to the proceedings.

It isn't spectacular music – Latitude Blue seem to know that great bands don't need to try to hard to impress. No Justin Hawkins and high pitched theatrics needed here – just great melodies, great harmonies, great guitar, great songs to pull your heart out and place it back on a new axis. Gareth Nutter's voice has all the qualities you could ever want to hear – emotional impact honed with heavy-duty sandpaper.

I've been talking with Nick from Alt-Rock review and we both agree that this EP is one of the highlights of all the CDs we have been sent. I normally find it difficult to assess a band just from a few tracks but in this case I can say that Latitude Blue are part of what makes my musical world go around.