Band of the Week: En Tout Cas

for fans of: The Horrors, Tokyo Police Club, The Wombats, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rakes

This young Australian band (whose French name means "In Any Case") have yet to falter musically. Unlike many bands today, En Tout Cas' songs are not too loud or too quiet; both songwriting and sound mixing have been superbly executed. Offering a fine selection of demos on their Elevater EP, En Tout Cas build half-apathetic, half-urgent vocals and steady drums over an essential guitar base to do as hundreds of indie/alternative bands have done before them: pay homage to the frustrating invisibility of musical integrity.

"Quarter Sins" takes basic post punk elements and gives them a subtly sinister spin. The intro to "Out of Time" is reminiscent of "Adam's Song" by Blink 182, but it soon reverts to the band's slightly dance tinged garage rock.

They create musical solace for estranged listeners through cooperative harmony. In this internet age, it's easy to feel disconnected from the world (despite or because of having everything at your fingertips, all of the time), but it is reassuring to hear that there are still bands that can unite us. Long live the tradition which The Smiths perfected: of escaping the mundane through headphones.

En Tout Cas - Steal Your Soul [mp3]

En Tout Cas are not wildly original but they are strikingly earnest and this genuineness compels repeated listens.

They are currently recording a new EP, but you can download each and every song from Elevater for FREE at last.fm

visit them on MYSPACE

Jimmy Cain, Dave Cameron, Skube Burnell and Marc Stubberfield are from Melbourne and they want to rock your socks off.

shows:

Dec 5 2009 8:00P The Birmingham Fitzroy, Melbourne
Dec 16 2009 8:00P The Tote Collingwood, Melbourne
Jan 8 2010 8:00P ’Denghi Fever’ Single Launch - The Evelyn Fitzroy, Melbourne