• Music
  • 20 Sep 06

Monster

Monster
Steve Cummins
Steve Cummins

No, this is not a cover of the incessantly catchy festival anthem by The Automatic. Rather ‘Monster’ is the slick and punchy debut from Dublin-based The Spikes. Propelled by a sparse rhythm, singer Tom Dunne (no, not him) delivers a vocal performance that puts one in mind of a stripped-down The Zutons, with more than a hint of Joy Division.

No, this is not a cover of the incessantly catchy festival anthem by The Automatic. Rather ‘Monster’ is the slick and punchy debut from Dublin-based The Spikes. Propelled by a sparse rhythm, singer Tom Dunne (no, not him) delivers a vocal performance that puts one in mind of a stripped-down The Zutons, with more than a hint of Joy Division.

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