“Wasted On Youth”, the debut album from London sister and brother duo The Molotovs, is a bold mix of new wave, punk, indie and garage-rock showcasing the band’s raw energy and sharp songwriting. Having played over 500 gigs, The Molotovs have already shared stages with the likes of Blondie, Iggy Pop and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols. Teenage siblings Matt and Issey Cartlidge possess the energy and songwriting of The Jam, the charisma of The Libertines — and enough anthems to kickstart a new generation. The sheer velocity of their instrumentation, combined with the biting vocal delivery, creates a sonic landscape that keeps listeners gripped from the first chord. This record is a definitive statement of intent from a band that lives and breathes the stage.”
For ones so young – singer-guitarist Matt Molotov is 17, his bass-playing sister Issey Carts 19 – London’s The Molotovs certainly know (and love) their new-wave stuff. Their rep as frontrunners of a new mod revival is justified – Molotov’s pinched and snarling delivery smacks of teenage Paul Weller, albeit in a world when he’d got into hard rock Americana “Come On Now” or The Futureheads “More More More” rather than Parisian café soul.
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