The Secret Is Out
The Longsands may just be one of the best kept secrets of the North East. A staple of the North East's live scene, the Newcastle based five piece have well and truly honed their craft steadily building up their fan base simply through their passion felt, anthemic rock songs that oozes honesty which is hard to resist. Thankfully, with their debut album Meet Me In Spanish City the best kept secret of the North East looks likely to become exposed as the rest of us finally get let into the fold and with a debut that boasts mighty bursts of power, melodies by the bucket load and more hooks than at a Peter Pan convention, its merely a matter of time until the Newcastle lads get their deserved recognition.
With a tantalisingly teasing riff that threaten to take no prisoners, Meet Me In Spanish City wastes no time in setting out The Longsands' agenda, immediately going for the jugular as Worlds Collide wraps brutally honest lyrics safely within foot tapping beats and feel good riffs, proving that whilst the truth may hurt, that doesn't mean you can't still dance like a loon whilst hearing it. Bully stays true to such a notion with the band wearing their hearts on their sleeves, defiantly laying down the law to bullies but doing so by throwing in a melodic tidal wave that won't fail to penetrate your consciousness and take up residence in your brain for days after. Whilst on first listen the melodic allure and hook heavy pull of the songs may make you feel good, slightly obscuring the intense subject matter of each song, they do not detract entirely from the sheer quality of The Longsands lyrics with further listens only adding further conviction to the brilliance of the band. From the anger fed attack of Bully to the anthemic roar of Little Britain that will have you leading the battle charge, the Newcastle quintet tackle all of modern Britain's problems managing to impart wisdom amongst their infectious indie based beats. Indeed Little Britain is so intense and thought provoking The Longsands convincingly suggest that they have showcased the best track only for the next to equal it from the jaunty but stimulating Streets And Pavements through to the swagger led punch of North South Divide, the Newcastle band manage to pack everything in making Meet Me In Spanish City an album that will have your toes tapping, your emotions stirred and your brain ticking over to the band's thought provoking take on modern Britain. The secret is most definitely out.