Tuesday, 23 October 2007Fignt Like Apes - Jake Summers on Cool for Cats records Fight Like Apes Jake Summers / Battlestations Cool For Cats Records Release Date: 24th September 2007 Fight like apes happened to play a gig and were signed immediately. Not even looking for it, that's when the best stuff happens...what can you say? If something is that good you'd better snap it up before it's gone. They had barely even recorded an EP, but that was good enough for Fifa records, who promptly released it. This new single is their second seven inch release and has two incredible A sides 'Jake Summers' and 'Battlestations.' You couldn't make up a band like this. This 3 piece evolved out of not being able to find a guitarist and then lead singer Maykay just thought the synth could take over that duty and with enough weird crappy pedals (their words) turned up all the way, it would work. It does, but not just as a crazy sound assault, they are writing catchy tunes after all, and they aren't taking any of this too seriously as their lyrics attest to. They reference b-movies, karate, David Carradine, ..the ususal. I'd normally be a little weary of these overused trendy references from every upcoming band who have never even seen an Atari, but here the attitude is right, it genuinely fits. Take, 'Jake Summers'. It seems to be about a broken down porn star, 'he's got a Californian jacket and a fortified tan' but this is where MayKay shows what she's got vocally. Just when I started to get worried...(she has such a great warbly classical voice at times, she has to know it, but nice is nice with an acoustic guitar, not where I hope this is going) and then she completely goes for it, screaming like the electro/punk acts I've been loving lately... These are Powers, SIDS, The Coathangers...this has to be even more amazing live. I know I missed them at CMJ in NY, but I hope at least they got some recognition from the bloggers and labels. 'Battlestations' keeps up the fuzzed out energy and I think I might even like it better. This is the track I keep turning up and up every time, and pretty soon I'm at 10. But then those crazy pedals are kicked on, and theres an even louder noise coming out of my stereo, that's the Apes attack. I have to say this is the rare case of the seven inch being the strongest material from a band, it's not just the great single with a live or demo track. This is really all they have layed down on tape so far, and I can't recommend this more. It's one of those seven inches that will be gone too soon and be remembered as a humble beginning to a great band. Jason Dean Labels: battlestations, coathangers, fight like apes, jake summers, karate, SIDS, these are powers
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