The Kavaliers - First Sign (Single Review)

The Kavaliers are a new and upcoming British indie rock band from Doncaster. The five-piece consists of; Tom Statham on lead vocals, both Matthew Brewin & Sam Kennedy on guitar, Robbie Thompson on the bass, and Jordan Booth on the drums. The Kavaliers have already got an expanding fan base with over 1000 likes already on their facebook page. They released their first single - 'First Sign' in May 2014 ; in which I am going to review.

The intro grabs my attention immediately as Booth on the drums creates a very Stone Roses inspired rhythm; sounding a lot like 'She Bangs The Drums', the guitars shortly follow with an indie riff creating a strong base for the vocals to enter. The introduction allows you to focus on all of the musicians individually as it is very gradual, then the song begins to kick in. Lead vocalist - Tom Statham has a similar voice to Alex Turner out of the Arctic Monkeys due to his strong and distinctive vocals. The Kavaliers remind me of a local band from Stoke-On-Trent called the Blue Collars due to the creation of the fast upbeat pace, and strong outgoing atmosphere that they have developed. Their lyrics are very poetic which results in the song being stuck in your head.

"And I know this much is true; that I'd do anything for you, would you do the same for me?"

The repetitiveness of the lyrics also gives it that contagious edge;

"You just give me something, yeah you just give me something. You just give me something, but it all turned to nothing."

However the main line that obviously stuck out to me within this track is undoubtedly;

"Because she's too into The Stones, and I'm way too into The Roses."

I also thought that the choice to use this line in order to close off this track was a fantastic idea, because it is one of the main lines that the listeners will remember; especially if they are particularly fond of The Stone Roses - like myself.

In conclusion, I immediately became fond of this track due to the Stone Roses inspired opening. The Kavaliers have mastered this song to perfection due to their poetic lyrics and fantastically structured instrumental. If they manage to show this amount of hard work and keep the solid structure within their new and upcoming tracks; to be released in the next few months, I will be incredibly impressed. The Kavaliers are guaranteed inevitable success, keep up the good work lads and I look forward to hearing your new tracks! Incredibly impressed. The link to their track 'First Sign' is posted below. -

http://www.soundcloud.com/thekavaliersuk