New Choons: Superfood - 'TV'

Hello! Its been a while since I posted hasn't it. In my defence I haven't been listening to much new music at the moment due to broken earphones/volume conscious housemates (well... family). Also I have been working on yet another new regular feature for this blog that I hope to share with you very soon, however it takes a certain amount of time to get through it. But anyway, Superfood! Its been just over a month since Superfood allowed us into their world with debut self-titled track "Superfood" (reviewed here) and they've been pretty busy. Announcing their first headline 'b-town' show at The Rainbow in July, revealing future supporting gigs with Splashh and of course touring across the UK in support of Peace (though they decided to miss the Birmingham and Coventry shows, the latter I attended... bitterness, thy name is Huw). And here we are, the buzz growing ever er... buzzier, today they gave us a new track.

A shortly strummed intro and we burst straight into the first verse with singer Dom Ganderton bawling "I can never sleep without the TV on waahhhh!". The band continue with the dynamic set by "Superfood" with quiet/loud verses and a swirling solo closing the song to a suitably zany end. The grunge meets brit-pop feel of "Superfood" is emulated but "TV" seems more akin to the latter with faux Albarn yelps and guitars pop discordantly making it a Blur-esque affair. Not necessarily a bad thing and definitely not a bad song, you're just not taken anywhere noticeably different to their previous outing, in fact it feels a bit of a disappointingly similar younger sibling to "Superfood" despite its good quality. I leave it wondering "ok this is good, but what else?". No doubt the band have a more diverse repertoire of songs that I've yet to here though and "TV" may grow on me after I've heard them. But for now I'm afraid I'm happy to go back to the debut single instead.



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New Choons: Superfood - 'SUPERFOOD'

The love/hate relationship I have with the West Midlands based music scene is forever fluctuating. On one hand you've got the fantastic widely acknowledged bands that come from the area (Peace and Swim Deep) as well as many exciting bands still aiming to break the region (JAWS, Wide Eyed, God Damn, Dumb). On the other hand you've got the god awful scene tags like 'b-town', 'West Madlands' and 'The Whack Country' (ok I made that last one up but its only a matter of time!!), you've got Peace openly embracing lad culture (definitely NOT a bragging point in my eyes) and lastly, there's a worry that after Swim Deep release their debut album in May, people will begin to lose interest and the scene might just die. If Superfood saw this outcome approaching, their debut offering is a weapon that fights relentlessly against it.

Before yesterday the band only had a reputation for solid live shows and firm endorsement from Harrison Koisser of Peace and Connor Schofield of JAWS to back them up. However a link posted by a friend directed me towards a free mp3 promoted by the band, the self titled tune "SUPERFOOD". The hype is finally justified as those not lucky enough to have caught them live are introduced with a rollocking and groovy track that definitely separates the band from their b-town contemporaries. The 90s influence is extremely evident with the post-grungey late Blur/early Pavement style guitar hooks and a baggy-ish beat that could have come straight from Fun Lovin Criminals' hit "Scooby Snacks". Singer Dom Ganderton is apparently the man behind the mixing desk on Peace and Swim Deep's early demoes so its no surprise the recording is catching everyones ears with his screams of "You're always hungryyyy" complimenting the fuzzy instrumental goodness. If "SUPERFOOD" is a sign of things to come, consider me hungry for more. 

You can send your email to the band via THIS PAGE to receive the free mp3 or simply stream it below via Soundcloud.

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