One of the most eagerly anticipated albums from an Irish band in aeons, given their incendiary performances around the country over the past year or so - Green Light Go certainly lives up to expectation and then some. In fact, many of the tunes contained herein will already be familiar from their live set and last year’s self-titled EP - including the title track, ‘Red Is The Number’ and the superb ‘Sucker Punch’
How to describe the Limerick outfit’s manifesto? Think early Talking Heads meets Franz Ferdinand, with hints of everyone from Placebo and Television to Bloc Party and you’re somewhere in the ballpark. But ultimately, this sparkling debut (produced, engineered and mixed by the Cranberries’ Fergal Lawler, who also contributes percussion, keys and vocals) is very much all their own work. Frontman Conor McTeigue’s brittle, staccato vocal delivery, his brother Niall’s angular guitar textures and a tightly-syncopated rhythm section, combine to produce a terrific sonic firestorm that rarely let’s up. Highlights abound and include ‘Instantly Nothing’, ‘Know Hope’ and the hilariously titled, ‘My Inner Child Is A Drumkit’ while the acoustic ballad ‘We Live Alone Now’ comes as something of a surprise amidst the ferocious, unrelenting pace..
Green Light is right!