Ok so I admit it, I’ve been fairly useless at keeping upto date with the deluge of CDs that have piled through my letterbox in recent times, so there have been a few that have slipped the net, Banger by The BeauBowBelles is one such release and now on listener to the track, I find myself seriously questioning my work ethics, because (and yes I have a full time job and this site is just a….say it softly…hobby) this two minute fifty single is an absolute beauty.
But before I try to describe the sound of Banger, a little bit about the band, The BeauBowBelles are a four-piece group of instrumentalists hailing from London who blend all manner of genres from gypsy folk to classical, blues and beyond to create a sound that’s retro, nostalgic, unique and above more contagious than the common cold.
Banger is just as the title suggests a real fun banger of a track, there’s a certain gypsy element but there’s also a definite (electro?) swing feel to the song, whilst the harmonies invoke those great female harmony groups of yesteryear or in more recent times the Puppini Sisters only with more instrumentation and whole lot more energy.
The single was taken from an EP called The Moon which I imagine is available now and on the evidence of this track alone is well worth tracking down, I’ll certainly be on the look out for more from the brilliant The BeauBowBelles.
Rhythm & Booze Rating 10
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