Newish Foals sound, except more low-key

Breton is a five piece London band that formed back in 2007 and have released several EPs as well as one album prior to their new release, War Room Stories. The band‰’s sound is experimental indie rock with some electronic influences that give them sounds similar to Foals and Bloc Party. One of the major differences between Breton and Foals is each band‰’s lyrics. I personally love Foals, but one of the major problems that I find with a lot of their music is that their lyrics are just random words thrown together that don‰’t have any real meaning. Although Breton does not necessarily give us detailed personal accounts, many of their lyrics actually capture a feeling or an idea instead of the nonsensical words of Foals. I found the percussion and synths that War Room Stories had to be not as pronounced in their songs as the related bands listed below, but they did use some of the drowned out echoing techniques that are found in songs like “Biko‰” by Bloc Party. The band uses keyboards, drums, synthesizers and guitars to create a pop sound that does a good job of adding to this experimental indie genre. War Room Stories is a solid album that flows nicely and is sonically well developed, but I still think the band could tighten up their sound a little bit.

RIYL: Foals, Bloc Party
Recommended Tracks: 1, 5, 9