The Winter Olympics call themselves a dance-punk band. Driven by synths and pounding distorted guitars and drums, they're more like an 80's power- pop band. Singer Andrew Wagstaff's voice is a blend of Simon le Bon and Tony Hadley, and they deliver their massive-sounding, pulsating, chest-thumping choruses with precision and abandon. They're going for triumphant transcendence through humorous, yet emotive fist- pumping arena-ready anthems, and you have to suspect that this may work out very well for them. The melody of second track They Launched a Probe hints at the potential for an emotional depth beyond most bands of this ilk. The sound is fantastic, the lyrics refreshingly different, and this release makes you very curious to see if they are able to deliver the Kaiser Chiefs/Scissor Sisters like sense of fun in their music and lyrics live.
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