With a name like 'The Sunshine Underground' they sound as if they should be from San Francisco. Instead the name is from a Chemical Brothers track and they are an unpretentious four piece who originate from Shrewsbury in the English Midlands. They formed the band in Leeds where they were recently voted best live act in the city's Music Awards.
'Borders' is from their debut album 'Raise The Alarm' and is, I'm sure, a live favourite with its rousing sing-along chorus ("Fight for a reason; What's your reason").
On disc, however, the song lacks that distinctively hook needed to really get under your skin. It falls fatally into a limbo land between bouncy danceable pop and hard hitting edgy rock. As a result it ends up sounding like an indie pop with stadium rock aspirations - a cross between The Decemberists and Boy era U2.
It's likeable but unmemorable.
http://thesunshineunderground.co.uk/
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