First things first. Guardian Singles is a wonderful name for a band. It must be difficult coming up with a good one nowadays. All of the best ones have already been taken over the years. Perhaps not a wholly advisable name perhaps in a particular respect, as any Google search will take you to a slew of links to the actual Guardian Singles site before you come to anything about the band themselves.
Anyhow, the eponymous album by said band is a pretty neat record. Full of propulsive, poised and incisive Post Punk and Alternative New Wave songs that sound somewhere between Flying Nun, Guided by Voices and Wire. Thick, meshed, guitar driven songs that never let up and fly past at the speed of sound.
Guardian Singles are something of an Indie supergroup although you may not have heard of all the bands that its members have played in. Vivian Girls, Wilberforces, Civil Union, Green Grove? Told you! However, perhaps this is reason to do further exploration because there's a conviction and drive here that's mighty impressive.
It has to be said that a certain saminess kicks in at a certain point. There's a great cover of the hugely underrated The Sound's Heartland to pick things up. Then a slight and welcome change of pace comes in as we hurtle towards closure. The record's only eight tracks long so it's nothing if not concise. For the most part this is a breezy and highly enjoyable ride. Make a date with Guardian Singles.
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