Shouty yet paradoxically whispery, angular blasts and withstop/start rhythms: these are the very unique sounds of Darts, another band coming out of the excellent music scene in Melbourne in Australia. It is easy and to some degree useful to compare this band to The Pixies – there are many similarities in the slightly unhinged delivery and unexpected turns – but the band delivers their own brand of eclectic noise pop that to my mind makes them one of the most interesting new bands around.
New release off the album, Aeroplane, seduces one into thinking the band treads the well worn low-fi tracks of bands like Dinosaur Jnr or Silversun Pickups – it is a smooth flowing indie standard with great hooks and an enigmatic slightly foreboding video clip:
The Fat Angel Sings 