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Leika - Remote Control Leika are a London based band formed in 2006. They have been referred to as the missing link between Talking Heads and The Libertines. Not sure where that leaves them but I wasn't particularly sure where it left me after listening to their latest release, Remote Control / Drops, a single which they recorded with one time Manics producer Greg Haver. But that could be the whole intention; Leika boast that their sound is original and unique. They have been championed by Tom Robinson and are becoming quite a hit on the London scene . The heavy sax intro on Remote Control is reminiscent of the good old Spandau years (thank f … they're over) but the sound develops into an unexpected direction.
Result: there's a lot crammed into this which begins to compress the array of sound s into a vacuum. I was left agreeing with the concluding lyrics of 'Drops', where do we go from here?' http://www.facebook.com/LEIKAmusic?sk=wall&filter=3 Leika are on tour this winter so you can make your own mind up
by checking them out at (if you're in London that is) Lorna M |
