The four piece approached their short, jagged, word rich songs with passion, determination and professionalism, an admirable attitude of musical mind... mixed with the sharp mod image of the band itself. Yes, they would have fitted in perfectly with the sixties Mods. Rockers they certainly are not. Would I watch Remodel again? Certainly... the Brick Lane International Fashionistas on their single-speeds/fixed wheels may be here-today-gone-tomorrow but the lyrics and endeavour of Remodel's members should ensure that they will keep on ploughing the musical path.
Gursh Sangha - see the whole review here: http://www.dso.co.uk/gig178.htm
Urgent pop dressed as gentlemen but played in a fridge owned by The Stranglers.
Winglab Conspiracy
Sound like Maximo park and The Kaiser Chiefs shagging The Jam
[young-ish indie bands often abuse old punk acts in this way] God dammit this is all good! They blend 1st and 2nd generation punkishness mightily
well.
The London Particular
La Belle Dame Sans Merci is released on Sad Gnome Records
and out NOW!!!!
Remodel are a guitar band, this is obvious by virtue of the fact they have a guitar player. They are also a pop band, but pop in the sense of bands like the Who, The Smiths and blur. Like all classic British pop bands they are a fourpiece.
Frontman Mr Leigh Swinn is quite tall and dark, the sort people see in crystal balls. Always smartly attired and often caustic with his words.
Guitarist Mr Mark Heffernan is small and angry. He likes noise and cricket. He is also fond of tea.
Mr Adam Knight, bass, is a skyscraper, he is the young buck of the band. He uses his height to great advantage and is easily found in a crowd. Often he depends on the kindness of strangers.
Mr Ian Fourie plays a mean drumkit and spends days gazing at the sky under northern clouds, prophesising the end of the world?
Exiled Salopians to a man, they plough their own Elysian Fields and wait for their seeds to germinate.
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For those of you interested in such things Remodel have recently supported the likes of Babyshambles, The Holloways, The Pigeon Detectives, The Sunshine Underground and Pete Doherty, and have played venues including The Waterfront Norwich, The Islington Academy, The Rhythm Factory and several festivals to name but a few!
British Racing Green / That Obscure Subject Called Desire:
They've come a long way since I first saw them many moons ago. London based Remodels debut single was recently released on Sad Gnome Records. It features a tune that is almost their signature tune 'British Racing Green' and 'That Obscure Subject Called Desire'. The first track opens up with a deep baseline that slowly progresses with drum and guitar. It's a delightfully punchy sound that is complimented by crisp clear vocals (provided by Leigh Swinn). The level of the vocal in this number would be best compared to The Rakes. With catchy lyrics discussing the delights of getting away from it all in a British Racing Green car! It then builds up to a frantic finish with a frenetic drumbeat and racing guitars. A fine example of Indie music on offer by Remodel. The second A-side shows the diversity of the band with a different sound that reminds me more of northeastern bands. This however does not mean it differs in the punchy sound that 'British Racing Green' does. With slick lyrics and a catchy guitar riff its one that's been on my favourite play list recently. I was really impressed by this and despite receiving the vinyl free I popped on to Itunes and purchased the mp3's of the songs. Well worth a listen (check out their myspace) and bob on to itunes to listen to and perhaps purchase a fine piece of Indie pop.
Dom Chalk
I typically don't fall for the double A-sided single concept - singles are naturally meant to have an A-side and a b-side (and whether the band contributes a solid song or a throwaway on the b-side is up to them). This record is one of many double A-sided singles I've seen, but they actually provided an alternate sleeve design for each side, so I guess that were it not for the A/AA markings on the record's label, either side is worthy to be considered the lead track. The music itself is mod-inspired pop in the vein of Sportique and the Higher Elevations, with a pair of energetic and catchy songs. I don't know much else about this London band - most importantly, how I can hear more from them), but I'd certainly love to!
http://www.indiepages.com/reviews/index.html
Formula / Cognoscenti
Remodel are a Shropshire born band who are now residing in London and from listening to thiks double a-side offering they have every chance of making it in the big smoke and beyond.
Both Formula and Cognoscenti are written in the best traditions of British punk, vitriolic, pacey and with a real edge to them, musically it’s probably nearer to new-wave than punk and the lead singer (Leigh Swinn) has a touch of the Joe Strummer in his vocals, which is no bad thing.
It’s a promising release from a band that are well worth keeping an eye out for, especially if they are playing live as I imagine they put on a good show.
http://www.thebeatsurrender.co.uk/daily/recordbox/formula-cognoscenti-remodel/
Remodel are a band that I had not, until the CD landed on my doorstep that is, come across and are a four piece, London based post-punk pop outfit. They have a excellent energetic style that gives there sound that little something to stand out above the others!
Formula is a fast paced, energetic number that has been masterfully put together with some retro styling’s, it has hints of 60’s pop in there too which gives it a very unique sound. This is certainly a track that you’d be happy to hear come on in a club as it would get everyone going!
Cognoscenti is another faced paced number, this track displays a urgency to their music along with some guitar playing that if it wasn’t for the rest of the band playing a singing you would swear it was a guitar solo. When you listen to this track you can hear the urgency in the lyrics and playing makes a fuller and more wholesome sound that relates back to there punk rock routes.
A Fabulous display of musical talent, releasing more of this these guys are sure to make a splash in the musical pond!
Paul Richards - http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/03/remodel-formula-cognoscenti-single.html
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Remodel have an effortlessly glossy indie sound with a hint of nostalgic 90's Britpop. La Belle Dame Sans Merci has infectious hooks, a great sing-a-long chorus and an opening the blows you off your feet if you're not expecting it.
Us And Them put them in a slightly different light. Heavily influenced by the Blockheads, you keep wanting to refer to them as scamps or rascals, for no justifiable reason. It's catchy, danceable and... rascalish. (See what I mean) One for anyone who got to hear The Metros recently.
Chris Bound - Substock
Remodel release their third single on limited edition 7” single (yay for vinyl!) and after a bit of a false start it turns out to be just as good as British Racing Green and Formula.
I say that because the first 30 seconds seem a little laboured for me and the vocals seem a little too restrained, i’m about to start feeling disappointed about this release when everything suddenly kicks into gear and the tempo is lifted into a more melodic new wave track than previous releases.
On the b-side tucked away quietly is the equally good Us And Them, it’s got a bit more pace and balls about it than La Belle Dame Sans Merci, but maybe not the same classy sophistication. Two good tracks though and full steam ahead for the next release…keep ‘em coming!
http://www.thebeatsurrender.co.uk/daily/recordbox/la-belle-dame-sans-merci-remodel/
London nu wavers Remodel look great. In their suits and skinny ties they look like a jumble sale Jam or Franz Ferdinand at Oxfam. One day all bands will look like Remodel, and if they don't the bloody well should.
The band's sound is as sharp as the lapels on their suits and will appeal to fans of classic Brit pop.
On the band's new single 'La belle dame sans merci', released earlier this month on Sad Gnome Records, lead singer Leigh Swinn's sonorous crooning sounds like he's had a larynx transplant with Gene's Martin Rossiter as the donor, while behind him the band cook up a traditional English mixed grill of , The Who and The Jam. The b-side (isn't this really redundant in these digital days?) 'Us and Them' and 'Cognoscenti' , the track provided for download below, are altogether spikier, like refugees from the Roxy in 1978 shacking up with the The Kaiser Chiefs.
They're Remodel and they're sounding good.
Paul Kerr - The Devil Has The Best Tunes
Remodel ‘la belle dame sans merci’ (sad gnome). Here in the basement of the well oiled ‘look I put it there I swear’ filing operations at the heart of the losing today tree house with turntable headquarters we’ve been mightily perplexed these last 10 minutes for not only have we managed to lose the press release to this CD came wrapped in but we’ve also mislaid the sleeve that housed in and the obliging sticker which we advised the band to attach onto said disc advising us to ’drop everything and play immediately’ - and yes I know there’s a highly hilarious Carry On joke somewhere in there but I’ll be buggered if I’m going to succumb to it. Anyhow latest offering from those nice people over at Sad Gnome records of whom it should be said whose depicted ‘label’ Gnome isn’t so much sad looking but quite possibly suicidal - poor fella have stumped up another corker to follow hot-ish on the heels of outings from the likes of My Name is Red and Marianne Nowottny in the shape of Remodels (I think) third single. ’la belle dame sans merci’ is roughly translated as ‘the beautiful lady without pity’ and not alas as ’bog off thank you’ which was the resulting option prized and offered up by google’s impish language tools add on. Between you and me it has more than a passing hint of Gene sparri ng with a mid career Six by Seven about its wares which is no bad thing, the sly and subtle corkscrewing riffs accentuated by a nagging lazy eyed drag and set off with something emotionally torn, forlorn and simmering with a kind off centre tension wherein you expect it to fire and unravel any second soon - sadly it never quite achieves such though that said there is a neat Neil Young moment at three minutes in which frankly does more than enough to save it and make it alone worthy enough of the entrance fee. That said in sharp contrast and it should be said for us the far superior of the brace is ‘us and them’ - more animated and teeth bared in both terms of dynamic and delivery, the acutely snaring riff jabs, the call / response interchanges between the lead vocal and the backing harmonies, the stop / start time signature shifts and the elementary whiff of something impatient endow it with a knowing hint that would suggest the feint agitant demeanour of the Fatima Mansions brooding just below the surface, though scratch a little deeper and the tensely wound and sharpened angular pop drills are found more appropriately nodding in the general direction of a late 70’s era Stranglers.
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