The Ideal Panic
>> I See Too Much of Myself in You
The first single from Glasgow’s The Ideal Panic is a solid three-track effort. Title track ‘I See…’ starts with a throbbing disco beat and quickly breaks into a staccato indie riff. Obviously keen to show a range of abilities there are several harmonies and hooks crammed into its two and a half minutes. With several catchy vocal and musical breaks it should bring a nice splash of sunshine into the autumn.
The b-sides strongly resemble The Killers and U2 respectively. No bad thing but for the fact they are practically identical to these other bands: but with influences of this calibre perhaps it’s no bad thing to wear them on your sleeve. It helps that the band has personality and ideas enough to transcend sloppy imitation – a slick reggae break pushes ‘Say!’ along and, despite its U2-by-numbers intro, ‘The Blame Game’ is actually the strongest track on the single. A slow builder based around an incredibly strong melody and guitar line that becomes a truly memorable tune.
The Ideal Panic should storm Scotland this October on the strength of this evidence.
Playing 13th Note on October 5th, the tour also hits Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen
>> Russell Moore
www.myspace.com/theidealpanic
The first single from Glasgow’s The Ideal Panic is a solid three-track effort. Title track ‘I See…’ starts with a throbbing disco beat and quickly breaks into a staccato indie riff. Obviously keen to show a range of abilities there are several harmonies and hooks crammed into its two and a half minutes. With several catchy vocal and musical breaks it should bring a nice splash of sunshine into the autumn.
The b-sides strongly resemble The Killers and U2 respectively. No bad thing but for the fact they are practically identical to these other bands: but with influences of this calibre perhaps it’s no bad thing to wear them on your sleeve. It helps that the band has personality and ideas enough to transcend sloppy imitation – a slick reggae break pushes ‘Say!’ along and, despite its U2-by-numbers intro, ‘The Blame Game’ is actually the strongest track on the single. A slow builder based around an incredibly strong melody and guitar line that becomes a truly memorable tune.
The Ideal Panic should storm Scotland this October on the strength of this evidence.
Playing 13th Note on October 5th, the tour also hits Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen
>> Russell Moore
www.myspace.com/theidealpanic
